There's no longer a monolithic evil empire somewhere, spreading a different philosophy of life. That doesn't exist.

People who can't afford their mortgages and have to renegotiate with the bank or something gets repossessed after you worked your whole life. You follow the rules and you do the right thing and you still get screwed. That's what I think a lot of Americans are.

There's a dangerous bottom-lining, and super-summarizing that happens in a lot of our press and our media, and sort of our politicians' talking points, that's dangerously simple. I don't know a better way to say it. And there's usually a lot more complicated facts going on than what is quoted and quotable.

I like to approach comedy from character, to have the stakes for the individuals in the story be very high.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

I think Melissa McCarthy is a force of nature. She's just incredible. And it's purely her talent that has rocketed her in such little time from a marvelous supporting role in "Bridesmaids" to being the lead in several films that are coming out this year. She's extraordinary.

When you're making a film all by yourself, that requires you to have quite a bit of a point of view in order for anything to get done.