I Got A Chance To Work With

I Got A Chance To Work With Mel Brooks On Two Of His Films: Silent Movie And High Anxiety.

Different Reactions While Film Test Screening Doesn't Mean Even The Audience Thinks Ambiguity Is A Bad Thing. But If You're Asking Them Right Away To Start Checking Things Off, They Don't Know What To Do. I Think At Their Best, It Applies To When The Audience Knows What It Is. Then, When They Say, "oh, Well, I Thought It Was Too Boring In Blah-blah-blah Part," Then You Better Pay Attention To It. It's Like Going For The Hamburger. Better Be The Good Hamburger I Went For.

Some Actors Are Supposed To Be Very Difficult, But I've Not Found That To Be The Situation.

I Worked At A Local Television Station And I Got A Chance To Direct And Do All Those Things - Worked Kiddie Shows, Ranger House Show With The Hand Puppets And Things Like That.

There Was A Time When I Said, "i'm Going To Go Do A Television Thing," After Doing All These Theatrical Films, And Heard, "television? Why Are You Going To Go Back To Television?" It's An Interesting Place.