Before I did 'Rush Hour,' I was a big fan of Jackie Chan movies and I had seen all of them.

I ask my assistants if they're retarded all the time. When the camera is on you, of course, actors have the ability to make it real. For me, if I'm not talking, it is a problem. I have so much more respect for actors after being in front of the camera, and I realize that the hardest part is when you're not talking. Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.

'Vacation' means titillating my taste buds.

You can't reinvent the wheel. You've got to just take the best from all the other shows and try to make it work, because there's the "live show Gods" that dictate if there are going to be any surprises, if there's a very commercial film that's a Best Picture. There are a lot of things that are out of my control, but I do my best.

You can't show a four-hour movie in a theater, really.

Producing is making films without having to work sometimes. It's still making films, but it's a different job.

Woody Allen is in his '70s and he's making movies, so I look forward to getting there.