No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form.
I always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work.
I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down.
I've always had that overweening desire to be liked by the audience.
Most comedies are calculated. They tend to pander. They're not about anything important.
When you grow up in Chicago, your whole family is counting on you to go to college and do something distinguished. The last thing you're thinking is that you're going to make a career in show business.