I struggled with that notion early in my career. 'I know this is funny but nobody is laughing.' This thought occurred for years.

I actually love 'Saturday Night Live,' like a sports fan watches their favorite team to see how they're doing. I know the players and the writers, I've known several people on that show for a number of years.

How many people do you know who have thrown up on the Scrambler or a carnival ride? A lot of people, is the answer.

Saturday night is perfect for writers because other people have "plans.

Elia Kazan. He wrote my favorite book about filmmaking, 'Elia Kazan: On Directing.' There is a thing in the book that I do every time, it's part of my production structure. He said when you're hiring an actor, ask them what draws them to the project, and don't lead them to the answer.

I went to the doctor, and they found something in my bladder. And whenever they find something, it's never anything good like, "We found something in your bladder AND IT'S SEASON TICKETS TO THE YANKEES!!"

The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion.