I think our culture views success as visibility, being seen as being successful. Whereas I've learned that success is rooted in helping and connecting to other people, and knowing where you can contribute. I've kind of spent my thirties doing that, because in my twenties I was seeking any kind of success.

You can express love by calling out the truth out of the situation as opposed to dancing around it.

I went to a funeral recently, and they handed out Kleenex before the funeral. Which I thought was cocky.

A girl offered me E at the club. 'Have you ever done E?' 'I watch E.'

Fortunately, I don't talk about politics on stage.

I will say what I aspire to is a consistency in making films, to direct something every couple of years.

I think serious situations actually make for the best kind of belly laughs. But theyre also the hardest to convert into comedy at the outset.