I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.

The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every day and know where everything will fit into the film.

As a director, I really wanted to learn and I needed to get away from my own stuff to figure out how to just do things and work with good people.

I always feel in improv that nothing is ever as good once it's repeated.

The dueling maturity levels in high school is such a source of comedy to me. I was always such a late developer. I was last to walk. I was last to ride a bike. I was last to have sex. That's why it's fun to portray one side of your childhood onscreen.

When I went to high school, in the late 1970s, disco was in full swing and anyone who was into it dressed the part. I know I did.

Forty is the line of demarcation that says you're an adult now. You're an adult, so don't pretend you're a kid anymore.