I'd Always Been A Science Fiction Enthusiast.

I've Always Believed In Populating My Films With Characters Who We Like, Who We Have Some Warmth For, Who Have Warmth For Each Other, Who We Would Like To Hang Out With, Who We Emulate In One Way Or Another. It's Not That They All Get Along, Or That There Aren't Bad People Or People We Make Fun Of. But At The Core, There's A Kind Of Sweetness.

I Think If People Want To See Pure Sex In The Movie, They Have The Internet And The Extraordinary Things Are Available.

Well, Actually, I Did Start Out In Comedies. Very, Very Early.

I Believe That Improvisation Is Really Just A Directorial Tool. It's A Writing Tool. It's Not So Much That The Actors Get To Say Whatever They Want, Whatever Pops Into Their Head. It's An Opportunity To Write The Last Draft Of The Screenplay As You're Working On It.

I Remember When First, Stripes, And Then Animal House Came Out - Which I Was Really Proud Of, Even Though It Was Kind Of Loose And Quite Raucous - There Were Imitative Movies That Were Not Quite As Good.