I'm A Kind Of Private

Too Many People Believe In That [alfred] Hitchcock Thing That He Only Shot Exactly The Shots He Needed For The Dialogue He Needed And I Think That's Bullshit, Even If That Was True For That Singular Filmmaker.

Discover How Little You Know About The People You Know.

As Far As Writing, I Like Watching Bad Movies. Nothing Stops Me In My Tracks More Than Watching A Great Film Like 'the Godfather' Or 'dog Day Afternoon' Or 'the Graduate.' You Watch One Of Those, And You Never Want To Write Again. Whereas With Bad Movies, It Makes You Think, If That Counts, I Certainly Could Write.

Directing 'the Office' Is Kind Of Like Someone Going, 'would You Like To Drive My Lamborghini?' And I'm Like 'yes, I Would Like To Drive Your Lamborghini. That Sounds Like Fun.'

I Have A Strange Fascination With The Midwest. I'm Waiting To Find Out That My Parents Are Actually From The Midwest. I Grew Up In Beverly Hills, Up The Street, And I Just Feel Comfortable There. I've Shot In Minneapolis, In Detroit, In St. Louis, In Omaha - They Would Say They're The Plains, Not The Midwest - And I Love It.