The great thing about Eminem is, he's just hysterical. You forget, people like Eminem because he is riotously funny. And he's a great actor.

There was definitely a period when I just felt out of sync with earth.

Sometimes you need to get away for a few weeks just to figure out who you are again.

[My] dream writers room: "'Taxi.' I need to write for someone named Judd."

That's very important to me as well: presentation and how people perceive you, the visual of how things look, your posture. I learned that from [Bob] Fosse and Jerome Robbins, from all the great theater directors and the Busby Berkeleys. You overdeliver: visually, emotionally.

The little details really connect for people in ways I never realized before.I think that's why some of the movies have done well, because people are relating to things that I'm willing to expose.

I start casting early in the writing process, so I can tailor the script to the gifts of the actors.