Comedy is a weird thing. You have to understand, it's the weirdest thing you can do. There's no consensus. It's not like... People say, "I saw Saving Private Ryan, and that scene on the beach is just so moving." I can't imagine anyone who would say "I don't find that moving!" But you can show, whether it's Laurel & Hardy or the Three Stooges or Jiminy Glick In Lalawood, some people are going to look at it and say "That's the funniest thing I've ever seen." Some people will say "I don't get it." Who's right, who's wrong?

I have sometimes imagined my own death and brought myself to tears.

All these things that enter your head are assignments. You write them up and then throw them out there and if someone wants to do it, your assignment is done.

No one is any one thing.

An actor can spew out thoughts, but they're not all gold.

A musical is only as good as its director. The same can also be said for the CIA.

People have very specific opinions of comedy. Slapstick was an art form in the '20s and the lowest form of show business in the '50s. Who's right, who's wrong? Who's an idiot, who's not?