Penn [Jillette] and Teller and I get along very well. We can call each other and say, "I'm working on this classic effect. Please, I'd like to do it for a while." We'll all respect it. There are people we don't get along with, but mostly there is a respect amongst the group.

If you work on network TV, they want to pick your casts, dictate your story and how your show works. It just becomes creativity by committee, which is never good.

I get literally a physical sensation of low self-esteem that is a result of not engaging the world and getting comfortable that way.

If you make a bad movie about stand-up, then comedians will mock you for the rest of your life.

Most people in the world of comedy at least are multi-hyphenates, so people who direct are also writers.

The audience doesn't care that most of happened. They just want a good movie.

Literally, my last call was with David Blaine, congratulating him on his show. I have a camaraderie with David.