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I've done hip-hop videos, family comedies, a quirky comedy. ”
I had a friend who, after 25 years of marriage, found himself trying to date again, and it was completely different. Everything had changed, and he had to reacquaint himself. It was funny even talking to him about it. For someone who has been out of the loop, it's a different world. ”
You're doing your kids a disservice if they do get everything they want because that's not the way life's going to go, and I think kids have to have some reality. ”
I don't think of myself as funny - I don't fill up a room with my humor... I would fail miserably as a stand-up comedian. ”
You never saw Peter Sellers the actor trying to make you laugh. All he was doing was the character. What I'm saying is that I don't think you should know you're in a movie. I don't like it when actors are winking at the audience and saying, 'Right, isn't this funny? Are you with me?' ”
I think when someone who's known for doing drama does a comedy but just tries to be funny, that's a mistake. ”
I think anyone loves to play a character that is either evil to a certain extent or has a real definable character flaw. Those are always really fun, and, I think, funny. ”
I'll do whatever I can do to remain employed. I'm just not precious about doing comedy or doing drama. I never want to do something in order to prove to other people what I can do. ”
There's plenty of room for all sorts of movies and all sorts of comedies, so I never saw that as a competitive thing. I think there's room in the marketplace for everything. ”
I always feel so pretentious talking about comedy and deconstructing it. It always feels somehow self-centred to talk about any sort of process. ”