A lot of black-and-white films generally have a color version that will be used for TV.

I love black-and-white movies that are about contemporary subjects.

As a kid, I thought of myself as a funny person who secretly wanted to be serious, but now I think maybe I'm a serious person who secretly wants to be funny.

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

I think I was going through a lot of change at 27, but I didn't know it was happening until it was over.

[Shwing] the really naked stuff I've dealt with in my own life, my own therapy and relationships - for me it just feels like a film I'm really proud of.

My dad was a great movie companion. He wouldn't diminish 'The Jerk.' If I liked it, he liked it. He could see it through my eyes.