The Comic Impulse Is Sometimes

The First Comedy Screenplay That I Wrote Was Animal House And I Always Thought I Could And Should Be A Director But No One Was About To Give Me That Opportunity On Animal House.

I'm Sure That The Liability For Doing A Tracheotomy Would Be Tremendous. You Make One Mistake, And It's Over. Most Doctors Won't Even Do It.

The Child Says, "well Geesh, The Institutions That I'm Supposed To Respect - The Church And The Government - They're Telling Me Things That Don't Appear To Be True. Either I'm Crazy Or They're Crazy." That Creates The Absurd Child. The Absurd Child Is One Who Says, "well, I Think They're Crazy." So You Live In This State Of Alienation From Your Culture And Your Society And Your Family Because You See This Rampant Bullshit Around You.

My Characters Aren't Losers. They're Rebels. They Win By Their Refusal To Play By Everyone Else's Rules.

I Realized That My Righteous Indignation Was A Form Of Entertainment For Me. I Loved Getting Pissed Off At Injustice. I Didn't Do Anything About It, I Just Liked The Feeling Of Being Pissed Off.