My first student film was Orientation, which was basically the set-up for Animal House. There are a couple of scenes that we later borrowed in some form.

It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.

A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If it's in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor will come from it.

Well, actually, I did start out in comedies. Very, very early.

I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good.

Also watching a movie on DVD is different than watching it in the theater.

We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start.