My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career.

I think if people want to see pure sex in the movie, they have the Internet and the extraordinary things are available.

I always thought that Bill Murray was one of the great actors that I've worked with. And I've worked with all kinds of people who are known primarily for their dramatic work.

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

I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It's a writing tool. It's not so much that the actors get to say whatever they want, whatever pops into their head. It's an opportunity to write the last draft of the screenplay as you're working on it.

My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career.

I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would like to hang out with, who we emulate in one way or another. It's not that they all get along, or that there aren't bad people or people we make fun of. But at the core, there's a kind of sweetness.