In 1998, there was no social media. People were barely on the Internet. So I had no input from fans at all. Zero.

In '39, they had no problem with it. But today, there's a huge issue with a movie that has no male movie stars.

The best stories come from real life.

If you keep hearing the same thing over and over again from your fan base, you should pay attention to that. But that's just another bunch of loud voices in your ear. I would imagine it makes it very hard to stay in touch with your own gut. You try to think of it as just another episode, but that never works. It just isn't.

A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.

My first joke was about a company called Five Star Parking that was all over Philadelphia: 'Who's reviewing parking lots?'

I made 'Going Greek', which was a very sort of crappy fraternity comedy that I did back in 2000.

I don't think you get a lot of comedians who are homeopaths. Comedy is essentially about not being hoodwinked.