I'm A Very Jaded And

We Spent Six Weeks There [in Vegas]. The Only Thing Crazy That I Did Was Shoot That Movie [the Hangovers]. The Stuff In That Movie Is Way Crazier Than Anything I Might Have Done, Drunk One Night In Vegas. I Mean We Did It For Real In The Movie, So That's As Crazy As It Got.

I Worked As An Assistant Editor, Actually, For A Few Years. That Was Right When I Was Just Starting To Get Out At Night And Do A Lot Of Stand-up, Improv, And Sketch Work In New York. It Really Is Invaluable. I Think It Pounded Into Me An Awareness Of What An Editor Wants And Needs, In Terms Of Clarity Of A Moment, Where And When To Start And Stop A Line.

I Found Myself Often Asking The Question, "who Deserves To Be Made Fun Of?" Depending On Your Mood, The Answer Can Be No One Or Everyone. It Took Me A While To Understand The Math Of How Those Field Pieces Came Together. I Don't Think That Ridicule Is Ever Funny, But There Are Times When That Gets The Biggest Response.

I Told Personal Stories The Way [bill] Cosby Would Spin A Yarn For Ten Minutes. I Think In Hindsight It Works Better As A Long Story Than As A Condensed Monologue.

You Take A Vacation To A Place Like Thailand And You're Ready For The Excitement Of Something New And Foreign. But When You're Working 14-hour Days, All You Want Is Something Familiar To Ground You. And There's Just Nothing There.