Every time I act in something, I learn something about what the director is doing. One feeds the other.

Every movie is wildly different. So many of the problems are the same, but they take on different guises.

In the '80s, I can't say that Amy and I were aware of an independent film community. We could only get a certain amount of money for our pictures, which made them low budget movies, but they were distributed through studios.

And I like being able to go back and forth, and I don't really care if it's a small budget or big budget or studio or independent, as long as it's got a story that's compelling and there's enough money to make the picture.

When you're directing, I feel like I'm playing all the parts, without the make-up. I really get into the heads of the characters.

I produced six movies with Amy Robinson since the very early 80s.

To see a comedy in an environment where you're surrounded by other people that are laughing is great. That's probably more satisfying than just watching it by yourself.