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It's dangerous talking about comedy; it gets to be very tedious and presumptuous. ”
I watch mostly documentaries and things that aren't remotely funny. ”
All these movies are observational comedies. I see somebody, maybe a dry cleaner, and notice how they are. Maybe I'll decide to turn a person with those traits into a studio chief. ”
People who take themselves too seriously, who can't see anything else, are usually funny. ”
Peter Sellers is my great comedy hero. ”
What's interesting about Laurel and Hardy is that in most comedy teams, there's a straight man, and then there's the funny guy. And with Laurel and Hardy, they're both the funny guy. ”
Comedy is like music. You have to know the key and you have to find players with good chops. ”
I like to play music, and I like to be funny, so I just do both at the same time. ”
I get asked, 'Who would you really like to work with?' I'm already working with them. Smart, talented, funny people, good musicians, an extended family, good friends. ”
You know, 'Jake 2.0' had some funny things in it; I mean, I needed my sense of humor to do that part. ”