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

When you envy actors, only envy them for their good roles. Keep in mind they have to do a lot of roles to make a living, and not all of them are good. When they're doing a stupid role in a bad production, it's kind of a dumb thing to do when you're an adult. When you're doing a great role that's well-written, it's an enviable job.

I learn things in a backward way. I learn all those limitations, and slowly my brain soaks them up, and if things go right, you just, in an organic way, translate your ideas into those templates. That's the way I perceive the process happening.

You can't guarantee that you'll make a great movie, but you can make a greater effort than I made at trying to see that the basics are there.

You say you're going to be the pope, become the pope.

You shouldn't eat red meat, but you shouldn't make resolutions you can't keep.

My daughter got me a 'World's Best Dad' mug. So we know she's sarcastic.