Albert [Brooks] was rare in that he could make adults laugh. He was a prodigy. At age 15 and 16, he could make my dad laugh uncontrollably. And whenever we had parties, some of the funniest people of my generation - whether it was Billy Crystal or Robin Williams or John Belushi - would be doing shtick.

I was a kid who was really unhappy with being bussed. I was one of the angry people in the halls.

I was also a congressman. I had decided to run for office and had become a congressman with Queen Latifah.

I love working with my dad, but I need to be independent and do my own stuff.

I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.

You never know if anything is going to stand the test of time or going to be successful.

I was already interested in directing when I was very young. I knew that was something I was going to be doing.