It was nice that you guys have such a good sense of humor, because some people don't have the ability to laugh at something.

The way Woody Allen directs, there isn't a lot of direction. He kind of might give a few gentle suggestions, but he really says right from the first day, "Just make it sound natural, and if you don't like something, put it in your own words." And [Woody Allen] gives you a lot of freedom and just very polite.

I haven't seen a lot of screwball comedies, and I don't think of myself as loving the genre. To me it sounds like, okay, you're going to be in a lot of crazy situations that are unbelievable.

That's the thing about friendship, it's a lot rarer than love, because there is nothing in it for any body.

There's what is on screen and then for us, it's if you get along with the people and enjoy showing up at work.

We worked together with Wes Anderson writing a couple more movies together: Rushmore [1998] and Tenenbaums.

I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.