I Loved Writing And Performing,

We Tell Our Kids That Policemen Are Good And God Protects Us And Our Country Is Noble, And At A Certain Point - And For Some It Comes Quite Early, Five Or Six Years Old - We Start To Realize That It's All A Facade.

I've Been Directing For 25 Years Almost, And I've Only Directed Nine Films In That Time Because I Like To Be Careful.

When A Director Writes, There's A Compulsory Arbitration. You Have A Right To Challenge Any Of The Arbitrators, But They Pick Three Of Four Arbitrators Who Read All The Drafts With No Names Attached And Then Allocate Credit.

Stand-up Is Every Man For Himself; You Learn From Hanging Out At These Clubs And Watching Other Guys, And Then Trying Not To Be Like Them.

Everyone Has Experienced Laughing At A Funeral, And Not Even Inappropriately. It Could Be A Response To A Moment Of Absurdity Or Some Fond Memory. We're Human Beings So We Understand That Laughter And Crying Aren't Always Disparate Emotions.