I've always had that overweening desire to be liked by the audience.

I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that time because I like to be careful.

I've never taken a script to the stage or to principal photography and said, "This is perfect. This is as good as it can possibly be." It's not Shakespeare, you know; you know it can probably be better.

I can't imagine a successful comedy movie without a successful comedy performance at the heart of it.

Most comedies are calculated. They tend to pander. They're not about anything important.

As much as I liked acting for its playfulness and the reward of hearing big laughs wash over you on a stage, I always felt I should do something that I could control.

Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie.