When I've written for Bill Murray - I've written six films for him - people would read it and say, "Oh, that's so perfectly Bill." He'd read it and say, "Are you kidding? I can't say these words." So it's all about perception.

I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression. I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama. There's a lot of bullshit drama that leaves you totally cold. And there's a lot of wasted comedy time too. But when you get something honest, it doesn't matter what label you give it.

It's a great luxury for me to be able to write on the films that I direct, and kind of a nice thing to be able to write enough to get credit, which is difficult for a director.

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

We are all several different people. There are different aspects of our nature that are competing.

Comedy is essentially made by young men, or older men with some form of arrested development, for young men or immature older men.

You can't not have feelings about country clubs, whichever side you're on.