I don't think there's really observational magic.

In the writing, I'm just trying to go deeper, emotionally, and learn more about myself and reveal more and find a way to connect with people in new ways.

When Jim Carrey signed on to star in [The Cable Guy], and then they asked me to produce it, I made a very brief plea to direct - which was rejected really as quickly as anything can be.

I used to watch 10 hours of television a night, my entire childhood. And I don't think it did all good things to me. I certainly still have social problems that are a result of being in my room alone too much.

I'm making a movie about relationships, and I'm surrounded by guys scared of talking to girls.

When the entire country was watching one show there was a major discussion happening; is it possible for that to happen in a 1 million channel universe?

For a long time, TV was just the land of handsome, beautiful people, and now it's the opposite.