The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie..

You can perceive life as tragic, or you can laugh at the tragedy of it and that turns it into comedy. It doesn't change the circumstances..

Once you're alienated, you're on your own. That takes you to the world of the existential, where things just kind of float..

No one will laugh at how great things are for somebody..

I learned over the years that it's easy to appear smart referencing things that people don't know..

Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it..

I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down..

First and foremost, you have to make the movie for yourself. And that's not to say, to hell with everyone else, but what else have you got to go on b….

I met someone who said they'd figured out my genre: "madcap redemption comedy." I'll buy that..

The child says, "Well geesh, the institutions that I'm supposed to respect - the church and the government - they're telling me things that don't app….

Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone..

Somebody once told me that if you laugh at a George Bush joke, or you send an email cartoon to your friends that makes Bush look like a fool, you fee….

I think of myself as a real writer, not just someone who dabbles in it, so I deserve some credit..

The times change, and to the extent that comedy captures the spirit of the times, it will enjoy success..

There's a personal story of my own that I will write at some point, and it's a film that I will happily make. It could very well be the next thing I ….

As much as I liked acting for its playfulness and the reward of hearing big laughs wash over you on a stage, I always felt I should do something that….

There's something very edgy about Bill Murray out there improvising..

That's one of the great things about DVD: In addition to reaching people who didn't catch the movie in theaters, you get to have this interaction of ….

I've tried to stay away from mild satire. I want an audience to feel something more powerful for their ten bucks. If they're going to spend two hours….

Where's the great pay? Where's the travel? Where's the Winnebago, Goddamnit!.

Well, for me, it's the relationship between comedy and life - that's the edge I live on, and maybe it's my protection against looking at the tragedy ….