I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.

I can't relate to 99% of humanity.

Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters.

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.

I never want to feel like the way that I see it isthe only way. Sometimes mistakes happen and that's better than whatyou thought the scene could be. You allow room for the possibilities.

I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path.

I think distribution has become a lot harder. With the whole explosion of digital video, there's just a lot more people making films. Distributors have a lot more choice. I do think there's an audience out there for small films. It's obvious to me what the studios do: they've co-opted independent film. They all have their independent arm. They can afford to crush the competition.