I always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work.

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

Some people have a fear of rejecting all the security that comes with family, church and state. They become fundamentalists.

Life doesn't care about your vision. You just gotta roll with it.

I want to explore marriage without the usual Hallmark Card platitudes. Life is difficult, and I like movies that acknowledge that.

We were tremendously encouraged by the testing of Analyze That. Audiences loved it. They were telling us that they liked it as much as the original. We recorded the laughs in the theater.

As an actor, you're completely at the mercy of other people. You basically go begging for the opportunity to work. As a writer, at least nobody can tell me what to do. I can write what I want. I might not sell it, but at least I'm in control.