I have always been so interested in film as a medium.

One does not contradict the other.Straight-faced is the basis of all decent comedy.

By looking into more details of American history, we can make more sense of what's happening today.

I used to hate exposure situations. What is generally referred to as 'red carpet.'

It's the economics, that's why opera is not dying but gets more and more difficult to put on.

To be fair, on a good project, no matter whether it's improvised or scripted or meticulously prepared, or all up for grabs, it's always, always beyond the safety zone. Every project becomes interesting and exciting once you move beyond that routine. You always aspire to that. It's not that this improvisational mode is the only mode that facilitates that.

A silly comedy needs a straight guy, and that guy needs to be as straight as possible. The moment you start playing straight you're not straight anymore, you're bent straight, so it really requires the usual serious, straight-forward analysis and research, looking into it and finding the dramatic function, all of what you do until you feel you've collected enough points to safely and securely play the part.