I've reached a new level of closeness with a new friend when I can make a joke at their expense. That's one of the great joys of life for me.

I wrote a play once called 'Lobby Hero,' which I thought turned out very well, but there's no final version of it. I published the one we produced, but there are seven other versions with different variations sitting in my desk at home.

I've reached a new level of closeness with a new friend when I can make a joke at their expense. That's one of the great joys of life for me.

I still haven't quite caught on to the idea of writing without dialogue. I like writing dialogue, and there's nothing wrong with dialogue in movies.

I was nearly a teen-ager before I stopped assuming that everyone I met was Jewish.

Filmmaking, like any other art, is a very profound means of human communication; beyond the professional pleasure of succeeding or the pain of failing, you do want your film to be seen, to communicate itself to other people.

There's a few people who I've accumulated over the years who I really trust to show a first cut to and to be helpful rather than unhelpful.