I have a great respect for the moviegoing experience. It's such a unique thing. You're not getting up and walking around the house or flipping channels during the dull parts. You're in a dark space, and the movie fills most of your field of vision. You're surrounded by sound, and the colors are deeply saturated, and faces are fifteen feet high. If it's done well, you're really going to feel some big emotions or have some big belly laughs.

The trick with sequels is, you have to give people what they liked before, yet be innovative enough so they don't feel like they're seeing the same movie.

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 had a lot of fun working with John Candy. We had a pretty good rapport.

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

I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama.

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.