Always Start Where The Energy Is.

We All Die At The End, But Does That Nullify Everything? Would Most People Rather Say, "i Wish I Hadn't Been Born?" Once You're Born You'll Have To Die, Now Is That Funny Or Sad?

If I Can Get You To Laugh With Me, You Like Me Better, Which Makes You More Open To My Ideas. And If I Can Persuade You To Laugh At The Particular Point I Make, By Laughing At It You Acknowledge Its Truth.

I Started To Make Harder Jokes Before Anyone Else Did. And The Producers Would Get Anxious. They'd Say, 'that's A Little Bit Hard-edged, Isn't It?' And I'd Say, 'let's Just Try It And See How The Audience Reacts. If They Don't Like It, Let's Cut It Out.' And The Audience Roared With Laughter, So I Learned You Could Do This Harder Humor And People Loved It.

On Movies, I Like To Involve The Cast In The Writing Of The Script. I Like To Have A Rehearsal Period, After Which I Do The Last Draft, Which Gives Me A Chance To Incorporate Anything The Actors Have Come Up With During The Rehearsal Period, So I'm Very Inclusive As A Writer.

I Would Say That I Began With A Very Edgy, Very Driven Personality And After A Sufficient Amount Of Therapy Over Many, Many Years, I Managed To Become Rather Relaxed And Happy.