I've Always Had That Overweening Desire To

I Have A Great Respect For The Moviegoing Experience. It's Such A Unique Thing. You're Not Getting Up And Walking Around The House Or Flipping Channels During The Dull Parts. You're In A Dark Space, And The Movie Fills Most Of Your Field Of Vision. You're Surrounded By Sound, And The Colors Are Deeply Saturated, And Faces Are Fifteen Feet High. If It's Done Well, You're Really Going To Feel Some Big Emotions Or Have Some Big Belly Laughs.

When You're A Big Enough Part Of The Process That The Writers Guild Gives You A Lot Of Credit, That's A Good Thing. It Tells Me That I've Had A Significant Impact On The Film As A Writer.

Parents Tell Us Things To Protect Us, Or They Educate Us From Their Own Misinformation Or Misconceptions.

I'm Thinking Of Doing A Marital Comedy For One Of The Studios, But I Want It To Be So Painful That It'll Have A Profound Effect On Married Couples Who See It Together.

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.