Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

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.

My only conclusion about structure is that nothing works if you don't have interesting characters and a good story to tell.

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.

I met someone who said they'd figured out my genre: "madcap redemption comedy." I'll buy that.

With both Caddyshack and Vacation, it's not like the subjects were serious enough that they engaged my interest for another round. I love the characters, and the actors were great, but I didn't see the need to make another Vacation movie.

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