Whenever a critic mentions the salary of an actor, I'm thinking, He's not talking about the movie.

Most comedy is not very ambitious. You probably can't name more than a handful of comedies that would qualify for Best Picture.

No one will laugh at how great things are for somebody.

It's a great luxury for me to be able to write on the films that I direct, and kind of a nice thing to be able to write enough to get credit, which is difficult for a director.

I'm sure that the liability for doing a tracheotomy would be tremendous. You make one mistake, and it's over. Most doctors won't even do it.

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.

That's one of the great things about DVD: In addition to reaching people who didn't catch the movie in theaters, you get to have this interaction of sorts.