Most Comedy Is Not Very Ambitious. You

There's Something Very Edgy About Bill Murray Out There Improvising.

I Was The Little Guy Who Knew How To Tie A Necktie. It Came From Having Absentee Parents. They Were Tremendously Loving And Caring People Who, By Circumstance, Had To Go To Work.

It's Like The Old Rule-if You Introduce A Gun Into The First Act Of A Play, It's Going To Be Used In The Third Act. So If You Do A Movie About Criminals, You Have To Accept There's Going To Be Some Action.

Acting Is All About Big Hair And Funny Props... All The Great Actors Knew It. Olivier Knew It, Brando Knew It.

As An Actor, You're Completely At The Mercy Of Other People. You Basically Go Begging For The Opportunity To Work. As A Writer, At Least Nobody Can Tell Me What To Do. I Can Write What I Want. I Might Not Sell It, But At Least I'm In Control.