There is no doubt that directing television has helped hone my directing skills. What television teaches you is to be efficient and to think on your feet. You have to adhere to strict deadlines and budget constraints.

You make a film and you don't know who it's going to appeal to.

I have a problem with objectifying women, but I don't have a problem playing a guy who objectifies women.

People come up to me on the street and say, 'Men at Work is the funniest movie I ever saw in my life'. But, you know, I do have to question how many movies these people have seen.

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents.

Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.

If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to be hip and cool and have a swagger.