I'm really attracted to authors who take on really tricky material with a very open mind and take a subject matter that you wouldn't think would be a comedy.

I went to college, I went pre-med, I thought I was going to be a doctor.

I think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama.

I really enjoy theater. I just went to see 'Death of a Salesman,' and it knocked me on my ass.

Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.

I'm really attracted to authors who take on really tricky material with a very open mind and take a subject matter that you wouldn't think would be a comedy.

Each one of my films is personal; each one of my films is emotionally autobiographical. And I like directors who do that.