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 grew up going to the movies, not watching them on television, so I'm still a bit resistant to TV as a medium.

When you're a man, you're often in situations where you have to decide how far you're going to go in an argument. How big is the other guy? All this stuff that girls don't have to worry about as much, because that's not part of the equation.

I trust my judgment when I think it's boring, dull, tepid and not interesting. That's important to listen to. And the same on the set. That's a little easier because you can see it in front of you and you can just see how great they are and you know you have something wonderful when they do something wonderful.

I don't think fast enough on my feet in terms of the writing to change the script too much when I'm shooting it. I like to have it set and done and know that I feel good about it and I might add a few lines here and there while we're shooting, if I think of a new joke, I might toss it in, but for the most part, I try to stick to the written script and have all the latitude exist within that.

I often find myself writing about people taking care of each other, or trying to. And often seem to write about situations that are too big for the characters.

I like to let the actors work the way they want to.