I think people try to jam a lot of artificial plot devices into a lot of romantic comedies, and they don't treat it with the respect I believe it des….

Everyone forgets that what's fun about a romantic comedy is how these two people are going to fight with each other and how's that going to be funny..

Because also, sometimes things that are really funny on the day, when you look at them in post can feel too broad, you know? Sometimes not, but it's ….

I mean I certainly like when I'm like talking to people I'm like what did you think, what did you think, what did you think? You know that's always i….

Every day is still exciting. I have like a very good system worked out with my editor. Some directors are in there every day, sitting there in the ro….

And sometimes you're not noticing a little eye movement that's hilarious. So it all kind of gets figured out in post. And that guy you were watching ….

I feel very creatively satisfied and lucky that I get to write for other people, but for something I direct, it has to be something I completely unde….

I like digital because you can shoot for longer..

I like writing for other people. I love it. It's great because you write it and then you hand it off to someone else. But in terms of directing, anyt….

And then afterwards I worked in advertising for a year which taught me about writing even when you don't want to (laughter) because there's never a m….

It's all in L.A. There might be some location shooting as well. I think it's pretty short. I heard it was like six to eight weeks, which is pretty sh….

But having said that, regardless to what reviews come out whatever, I like love the movie. I think it's great, and so people can think what they thin….

Sometimes a scene can elude you, and then, you also learn that the small moments are really what you're after. A big broad moment that gets the crew ….

And I watch all the dailies and I grade the jokes or the moments, you know, on a scale from... so I know exactly what we have. And so I can then go i….

And then my editor really likes that because he's left alone to do what...to create those things instead of me breathing over his shoulder and I like….

I mean we certainly always shoot a lot of extra material, but our goal was to make kind of like a big kind of rock-and-roll road trip comedy that has….

A big part of being in a relationship or marriage or whatever is you have to eventually compromise. Your life doesn't end up exactly the way you thin….

I was born in England - though both of my parents are American - and there's something about the 'Muppets' where they have this combination of Englis….

The Lampoon was definitely quite formative. You know there's a crazy like kind of network of comedy writers from The Lampoon that are, that kind of y….

I love the romantic comedy genre. It's a genre rich with many of the best movies ever made and I try to treat it with the respect that Shakespeare tr….

Yeah, it's an origin story. But you very quickly get into the origin and then it's off to the races. It is an origin story, certainly, but it's not l….