I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.

I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down.

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

It doesn't take any longer to improvise 10 takes than it takes to shoot 10 takes of the same thing. It turns out to be just as responsible from a business point of view as anything else.

There's something very edgy about Bill Murray out there improvising.

My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone else's rules.

I loved writing and performing, but the idea of doing it for a living seemed so remote. But I eventually let it devolve to the point where it was the only thing I could do.