Groundhog Day was pretty clean. It may have to do with some puritanical feeling that comedy is a forbidden pleasure in a certain way. They make you laugh, and laughter is somehow an inferior emotion to tragedy.

Analyze This is a good movie because Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal are really good. But without the material to put on the play, of course, they couldn't be good. For me, it starts with the writing.

I want to explore marriage without the usual Hallmark Card platitudes. Life is difficult, and I like movies that acknowledge that.

Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.

I think of myself as a real writer, not just someone who dabbles in it, so I deserve some credit.

I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought.

I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression.