Comedy can be destructive, and still very, very funny. But if I can do something that is fun to watch and critical of the world but not wantonly destructive, I pursue those kinds of ideas more. The world needs less destruction. And destruction is kind of “easy,” too.

We're all real people with moments of intense honesty and pathos and humanity. We all experience that, whether you're comedic or not.

If you surround me with darkness, suddenly, I am "somewhat fun."

I think independent movies are actually very challenging right now, because it was this huge scene and it was great for a few years. Then, it was totally co-opted by the studios. Now, it's become very corporate, the independent scene.

When you're 20 you can put a ton of old-age prosthetics on and be an old guy, but when you're 70 you can't play a 20-year-old.

Drama is more focused and it reveals itself to you, whereas comedy is just right there, when you first read it.

I think everybody has a public persona. We all present ourselves.