I do a lot of serious stuff, but I'm not a very serious guy.

I think on some level, that's a fear that exists in everybody, that if we're tested, we won't make the courageous choice. We won't make the decision that would make us heroic. We make the decision that would reveal us to be all too human.

With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from.

You kind of invite a little spooky, creepy vibe into your whole experience of making a movie.

Garry Shandling was an actor's actor. He really cares about the performance. It was really interesting to watch him talk about motives and motivation and stuff. He really knows the craft.

Racing Stripes was so much fun to do. It's one of the funniest movies I've seen in a couple years.

The concept of endless love is something that we can exercise in all kinds of ways.