You set the tone on the set that you want to see in the film.

Directors tend to be more underrated than overrated because it's a quiet job and people don't really understand it.

My dog's a gentleman.

I remember that when I got to NYU, everyone was writing scripts. But I was 18 at the time, and when you write a script, so much of it is about what you pull from life, and this sounds sort of cheesy, but I felt like I didn't have enough life experience at that point to write a movie.

When I was younger I was obsessed with 'Star 80,' and it's just a great movie - I think I saw it three times in the theater.

John Goodman's pretty dark - I love John Goodman.

I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny stuff.