I like to think about society as being a flock of birds: There seems to be a common consciousness in different time periods, and the new common consciousness reacts to the old standards.

If you are looking for a producer, try to contact established producers. Don't let the fear of theft paralyze you, or you will never get anywhere with it.

Big studio comedies are such a headache.

Before you approach a production entity or even a potential producer, you should write up a treatment and register your show with the Writers Guild of America.

It is fun to try figure out the things that really are real and the things that aren't.

If I could make a decent living doing documentaries, I would. I don't really care about [the other] stuff so much. But you can't make a living doing documentaries. Although it has affected my work, at least in that I think I make fairly realistic-looking pictures.

I can't believe I actually was in my own movie.