I think people were not expecting us [with Robert Ben Garant] to, they were just like, "Well here come the writers," but we both were coming out of a sketch comedy background, so when we pitch a movie, we play every character in the film. You act it out, you perform it - you do a 10-minute performance of the movie.
Thomas LennonThe good thing about being a writer is that you don't need anything except for a laptop. You can really do your own work and if you're not manically compelled to write all the time before you do it professionally, it's probably not a business for you anyway.
Thomas LennonWaiting for opportunities in the entertainment industry is an impossibility; they are not coming. You have to make your own.
Thomas LennonThat's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years.
Thomas LennonYou hate to see yourself do one draft of a script and then have somebody else come back in and change what you've done.
Thomas Lennon