I had a marketing idea that everybody hated, decency is sexy.

Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!

I had a marketing idea that everybody hated, decency is sexy.

I always believe you can't kill good movies, because somebody's in some room and will die unless it gets made.

Once you read the script, it's the only way it can be.

Dagwood Bumstead was a great unrecognized hero of American literature. He showed up every day, he got knocked down every day, he never got to eat his sandwich every day, the dog jumped on him every day, his wife was giving him a hard time and he showed up every day.

[Screenwriting] is no more complicated than old French torture chambers, I think. It's about as simple as that.