When you go out to make something, you want it to be great. You need to put a bubble around that, so no one can get into the force field and change what you're setting out to make. That's all us being producers is doing, is allowing our power to protect the integrity of what you're doing.

I realized I never played a character that was skilled at anything, or skilled at anything that I couldn't become skilled at.

I just like to act and write and produce. To me, making movies is the ultimate goal.

It's harder to be funny if you're handsome than if you're very normal-looking. It's just more relatable. You're the underdog. I mean it's funny to see people struggle, and you don't buy that Brad Pitt is struggling, you know that guy could be the most skill-less guy in the world, but if you look like that you will be fine for the rest of your life.

I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.

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

One of the greatest moments of my career was on the road promoting 'Superbad' with Michael Cera and Chris Mintz-Plasse. We were showing the movie at colleges.