I'm Always Stunned When I Find Out

Anybody Can Direct, But There Are Only Eleven Good Writers.

Merchandising, Merchandising, Where The Real Money From The Movie Is Made.

The Thing Is To Be Brave And Move The Audience With You, Instead Of Cater To The Lowest Common Denominator, You Know, Slipping On A Banana Peel And Falling On Your Ass. You Got To Move The Audience A Little Further Ahead In Terms Of Their Appreciation Of What Is Comedy. It's Complicated.

My Favorite Expression Is: When You Go Up To The Bell, Ring It ? Or Don't Go Up To The Bell.

I Love [nikolai] Gogol's Great Eye For Idiot Behavior. Gogol Said That Life Is So Tragic, So Stupendously Sad That We'd Better Laugh A Lot And Enjoy Ourselves. You Either Get A Sense Of Humor Going Or You Go Under.