Believing in the project to a certain extent always makes things more affordable.

Big hooks have always been a part of American movie-making. So, to make a movie where you're just driving story through the characters without a high-concept is a challenge.

If someone said, "Would you like to do the period drama?," I'd say, "Hell, yeah! I'd love to do that!" To dig into history and do a story in some period would be great.

Believing in the project to a certain extent always makes things more affordable.

Comedy is king. It has to be.

I think Black Eyed Peas are kind of unique in the ways they produce their songs. Their songs are very current.

I probably shouldn't do a straight drama. I'd probably ruin it. I don't know. But, I'd love the opportunity to try. I'm sure that every kind of filmmaker feels that they can do other genres of film and want to, and I feel the same way.