Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or whether it's award time, at th….

Also watching a movie on DVD is different than watching it in the theater..

I call it like the domino theory of reality. If you can go one step at a time and it seems to make sense, you can then take your audience into an are….

I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would li….

I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It's a writing tool. It's not so much that the actors get to say whatever they want, ….

I love horror and sci-fi..

I think if people want to see pure sex in the movie, they have the Internet and the extraordinary things are available..

I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse..

Then my first film was something called Cannibal Girls, which sounds like a horror movie but was actually kind of a goofy comedy with horror elements….

My first student film was Orientation, which was basically the set-up for Animal House. There are a couple of scenes that we later borrowed in some f….

It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with..

It seemed like so much of romantic relationships today have to do when the people are not in the same room. Whether it's texting or emailing or Faceb….

I always thought that Bill Murray was one of the great actors that I've worked with. And I've worked with all kinds of people who are known primarily….

The hardest thing for everyone, for the writer, for the director and certainly for the actors, is not to panic when they're doing a certain line for ….

Well, actually, I did start out in comedies. Very, very early..

I'm not sure I agree with the thesis, because I think that even though something grotesque or gross has been part of film since way back, what we acc….

The real trick for me as a director is to make sure that people don't start pushing because the harder you push as a perform the less funny it become….

The home viewing experience is slightly different and there's room for these kinds of extra excursions..

I think Junior is certainly a science fiction premise as is Twins, as is Dave, beyond Ghostbusters..

A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If it's in a funny movie and, as l….

I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would li….