I considered myself a professional comedian because the club would pay me $20.

I always try to approach things from the point of authenticity. I've done that for my short films, working with non-actors from the real environments where you go exploring and placing them into the cast alongside professional actors.

I tend to find comedy in dark places. I also tend to find comedy in taking on the status quo - which has always been something I find important.

I've always got a whole bunch of things in the works. That's sort of the nature of the business. Even when you're doing something you love doing, you have to be plotting and scheming and writing and preparing for what you're going to do when that's finished.

I considered myself a professional comedian because the club would pay me $20.

Everyone knows that senior citizens are stupid

We all borrow and steal and copy from each other, and that's the way I think people get inspired.