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

If you're trying to make someone happy, you gotta try and make them happy. If you're trying to have a normal conversation, you've got to have a normal conversation. If you're trying to make them sad, you've got to make them sad. I think that's how you get real performances out of people.

I would never remake something that was like "The Godfather." Things that are truly important to me, I could never remake or reboot, or whatever.

Albert Brooks is definitely one of my biggest influences, for sure.

The fact that the Kardashians could be more popular than a show like “Mad Men” is disgusting. It’s a super disgusting part of our culture, but I still find it funny to make a joke about it.

I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.

I have other tastes besides comedy. I love comedy. I adore it, but I love dramatic movies just as much.