I think that if you, as a comedian, are trying to be in people's face, then you've got to come up with new stuff every year. We're in a mass consumption phase where people take things for granted and want things to be instant when these are not things that can be instant.

Just making a good movie is hard to do.

People who are innately funny are innately disturbed.

I have been a director who has starred, participated on both sides of the filmmaking process.

In rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene.

I think that if you, as a comedian, are trying to be in people's face, then you've got to come up with new stuff every year. We're in a mass consumption phase where people take things for granted and want things to be instant when these are not things that can be instant.

There are two phases to a movie. First you shoot the movie, and then you make the movie. Generally, post-production is longer than filming.