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

I love magazines and film critics, so I eat it up. I'm not one of those people who says 'I never read anything.' I generally read all of it.

You know, I'm a big comedy fan.

I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny.

I think it's fun to have people see everything at once, and then I think certain shows are very well-suited to being on every week and being spread out over months.

With comedy, a lot of people develop their sense of humor as a defense mechanism.

I'm always begging people like James Brooks and Cameron Crowe to come to screenings, to see what they make of it, and they're always ridiculously helpful. They also keep me brave enough to commit to what I'm trying to do. They can be great cheerleaders for risk-taking.