You can't love somebody into a state of mental health.

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.

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

Most comedies are calculated. They tend to pander. They're not about anything important.

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

It's like the old rule-if you introduce a gun into the first act of a play, it's going to be used in the third act. So if you do a movie about criminals, you have to accept there's going to be Some action.

I'd rather do comedies that strike at some bigger ideas.