My First Writing Jobs Were

I Start Casting Early In The Writing Process, So I Can Tailor The Script To The Gifts Of The Actors.

Sometimes A Story Idea Will Come To Me, And Suddenly I've Figured Out The Whole Thing, And I Feel Like I'm Collaborating With Something Other Than Myself.

Even Now If I See Someone Working Out, In Great Shape, Like A 40-year-old Guy With His Shirt Off Jogging I Always Think, "look At That Idiot." That's Why Everyone In My Movie Is Kind Of Goofy Because I'm A Champion Of The Goofball. What Sucks Is I Have To Work Out Now Not To Die. I Was Always Happy Not Working Out Because I Never Wanted To Be Someone Who Worked Out To Look Good, But Now I Have To Try To Not Die, Which Is Such A Drag.

A Lot Of The Turning Points Happen In High School And In College, And It Defines A Lot Of How You See The World And How You Decide To Defend Yourself From The World. Some People - Their Defense Mechanism Is, I'm Really Smart Or I'm Sexy Or I'm The Leader. And Other People - They Hide Or They Make Jokes.

One Of My Fears Is That I'm Suddenly Not Going To Be Funny, But Still Think I Am. That's Like My Nightmare That I Can Wake Up In A Cold Sweat From.