I Did 'formula 51' Because

If You Go Into A Comic Book Store, There Are Tons Of Star Wars Stories On The Stand. There Are Lots Of Different Stories To Tell. Maybe George [lucas] Won't Tell Them. Maybe Some Kid, Who's A Star Wars Fan That's Planning To Go To Film School, Will Call Lucas And Say, 'i'd Like To Make A Star Wars Film.' Then, They'll Make One.

I'm Pretty Focused On What I Do. I Think Directing Is A Very Specific Talent, And I'm Not Real Big On Putting Puzzles Together, Which Is Basically What A Film Is.

I Actually Think I Have An Audience Member's Sensibility About Going To The Movies.

We Both [me And Eugene Levy] Come From The Same Place. Eugene Did Most Of His Work In Sctv And Ensemble Situations. I'd Done All This Theater Work Before I Got Into Movies And Ensemble Situations. We Both Learned How To Develop Characters And Interact With Other People In A Unique And Economic Sort Of Way.

Painters Get Up And Paint. Writers Get Up And Write. I Like To Get Up And Act. It's Not A Big Deal. It Makes Me Happy.