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I've Always Thought That Comedy Was Just Another Dramatic Expression. I Try To Measure The Amount Of Truth In A Work Rather Than Just Looking At The Generic Distinction Between Comedy And Drama. There's A Lot Of Bullshit Drama That Leaves You Totally Cold. And There's A Lot Of Wasted Comedy Time Too. But When You Get Something Honest, It Doesn't Matter What Label You Give It.

I've Never Taken A Script To The Stage Or To Principal Photography And Said, "this Is Perfect. This Is As Good As It Can Possibly Be." It's Not Shakespeare, You Know; You Know It Can Probably Be Better.

Chicago Still Remains A Mecca Of The Midwest - People From Both Coasts Are Kind Of Amazed How Good Life Is In Chicago, And What A Good Culture We've Got. You Can Have A Pretty Wonderful Artistic Life And Never Leave Chicago.

I'm A Writer-director-actor, Which I've Always Kind Of Enjoyed. I Compared It To The Olympic Biathlon. "not Only Can He Cross-country Ski, But He's A Terrific Marksman As Well." I Want People To Say, "you Mean That Writer Performed A Tracheotomy?" That's Right, I Do Everything.

I Feel A Big Obligation To The Audience, Almost In A Moral Sense, To Say Something Useful. If I'm Going To Spend A Year Of My Life On These Things, I Want Something That I Feel That Strongly About.