I Think Satire Is A Luxury Of

When You Grow Up In Chicago, Your Whole Family Is Counting On You To Go To College And Do Something Distinguished. The Last Thing You're Thinking Is That You're Going To Make A Career In Show Business.

Stand-up Is Every Man For Himself; You Learn From Hanging Out At These Clubs And Watching Other Guys, And Then Trying Not To Be Like Them.

I Want To Explore Marriage Without The Usual Hallmark Card Platitudes. Life Is Difficult, And I Like Movies That Acknowledge That.

I Always Think That The Writer Is Doing The Vast Majority Of The Director's Work, In A Sense. If You're A Writer Who Is Also Going To Direct, You're Doing All Your Preparation: You're Already Visualizing Everything, You're Imagining How The Lines Are Going To Be Read, You See The Blocking In Your Head, And You Know The Rhythm And The Pacing.

I Learned Over The Years That It's Easy To Appear Smart Referencing Things That People Don't Know.