Maybe It's Just L.a., But [high School

You Want To Create An Environment Where We're Fostering Ideas, Not Rejecting Them.

It's Much More Painful To Bomb In Front Of A Group Of Yours Peers Than It Is To Not Win. Tons Of Assholes Ain't Winning Awards, But Only One Guy Will Be Bombing. So, That's Much More Nerve-wracking.

I Liked Actions Movies. Jean-claude Van Damme Was A Major Influence On Me At That Point In My Life.

Like Toy Story, The Joke Is All About Exploring The Secret World Of These Various Everyday Objects.

I Have Become A Giant Fan Of The Testing Process, Especially With A Comedy. I Mean, They Tell You What's Funny. It's Almost Tailor-made For People Who Shoot The Way We Shoot, Trying A Million Different Options And Versions Of Things. Because The Audience Doesn't Laugh At A Joke, We Put In Another Joke. If They Don't Laugh At The Next Joke, We Put In Another Joke. You Just Keep Doing Them And You Can Get The Movie To The Point Where Every Joke Is Funny, If You Have Enough Options In The Can.