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

The world needs less destruction.

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.

I don't think the sketch on its own is a great sketch.

I felt my personal life was not what it should be. It had nothing to do with Mr. Show - I'm monstrously appreciative and understand what it did for me and to me - but after four years, I just felt like I needed to do something else. I guess I wanted to be in a different place, physically.

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.

It's fun to discover things. I wouldn't want everything laid out, simply and too obviously.