You Set The Tone On

There's Such An Awkwardness To Most Heterosexual Male Relationships. You See Women Who Are Friends, And They Kiss Each Other Good-bye, And They're Just So Much Warmer With Each Other. But There's This Thing With Guys Where, Even Between Best Friends, There's A Standoffishness.

I Was Raised By My Mom. She Taught Me How To Be A Gentleman; Nobody In The Movies Taught Me. I Think People Are Raised By Their Parents. If You're Raised By Movies, It's A Whole Other Set Of Problems. I Don't Think It's As Simple As Me Saying Movies Are Meant To Entertain, But I Certainly Don't Feel Moral Responsibility In Putting This Out In The World And Being Like, "ok, This Is Going To Affect How Guys Make Decisions Because They See Some Of My Films Or Whatever." I Just Don't.

I Find I Like To Work With A Lot Of The Same Actors, Because I Find That There's Sort Of Shorthand There, And There Is This Unspoken Trust, Both Ways. They Trust Me And I Trust Them. And I Know What I'm Going To Get From Them, To An Extent. It's Just Fun, Kind Of Creating This Little Family.

Well, It's So Cheesy To Say But You Can't Find A Comedy Director Who Makes Movies For Critics. When A Movie Does $580 Million Worldwide, I'm Not Saying That Proves Anything Except People Were Enjoying The Experience.

To Me, The Script Is A Living, Breathing Organism. Comedy Is Something That Is Ever-changing And Ever-flowing With The Vibe And The Mood Of The Movie.