I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that time because I like to be careful..

We are all several different people. There are different aspects of our nature that are competing..

Chicago still remains a Mecca of the Midwest - people from both coasts are kind of amazed how good life is in Chicago, and what a good culture we've ….

You can't love somebody into a state of mental health..

Most comedies are calculated. They tend to pander. They're not about anything important..

My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone else's rules..

Find the most talented person in the room and if it's not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him. try to be helpful..

If people work together, if they can keep a cooperative spirit and use their ingenuity and balance it all with good humor and good will, then there's….

Parents tell us things to protect us, or they educate us from their own misinformation or misconceptions..

I've got to find a compromise where I don't feel compromised. I've got to find something equally good that they don't feel uncomfortable with. At a c….

I'd rather do comedies that strike at some bigger ideas..

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….

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 ….

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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….

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