Comedy Is Essentially Made By

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.

Just Expressing Contempt For Your Leaders Doesn't Really Accomplish Anything.

I Want To Explore Marriage Without The Usual Hallmark Card Platitudes. Life Is Difficult, And I Like Movies That Acknowledge That.

I Always Think That The Writer Is Doing The Vast Majority Of The Director's Work, In A Sense. If You're A Writer Who Is Also Going To Direct, You're Doing All Your Preparation: You're Already Visualizing Everything, You're Imagining How The Lines Are Going To Be Read, You See The Blocking In Your Head, And You Know The Rhythm And The Pacing.

I Learned Over The Years That It's Easy To Appear Smart Referencing Things That People Don't Know.