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.

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

I actually have a good relationship with critics. You have to identify everything that you like and don't like that you see, and that's your job.

Comedy is king. It has to be.

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.

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

I'm drawn to more than I'm allowed to do or asked to do, or probably should do. My whole career has been comedy, of a kind. I guess I've always existed in that world.