You can be aware that something is idiosyncratic, and give it to a character, but keep doing it.

There's always some generational-guys-hanging-out movie that is made every few years, I think, and some of them are great.

I like shooting in New York because I have such a connection to the city. I have so many memories there.

When I start a movie, there will be certain films that I watch again just because the vibe seems right.

I suppose some studio executive would say it's death for a comedy if people aren't all laughing in the same places, but I find with my movies that people laugh in very different places. I can't control it.

I like having associations with locations beyond their meaning for the specific movie.

I don't agree with the idea that my characters are unlikeable.