If you're trying to make someone happy, you gotta try and make them happy.

Besides the fact that I make movies, there's nothing interesting about my life at all, unfortunately.

You just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility.

I've learned through experience of playing different characters, some of whom were jerks, that when you play a character who is pretentious or obnoxious, in any way, it's important to knock them down a peg.

The comedy really comes from how badly you want these characters to succeed and with a comedy that's often hard.

It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked.

Stanley Kubrick made Shelly Duvall go crazy during 'The Shining.' It's like one of the best performances ever. Maybe he shouldn't have gone that far, but I love that movie.