The Comic Impulse Is Sometimes A Reaction

Multiplicity Was A Movie That Tested Really Well. People Seeing The Movie Really Liked It, But Then The Studio Couldn't Market It. We Opened On A Weekend With Nine Other Films.

I Loved Writing And Performing, But The Idea Of Doing It For A Living Seemed So Remote. But I Eventually Let It Devolve To The Point Where It Was The Only Thing I Could Do.

I Have A Great Respect For The Moviegoing Experience. It's Such A Unique Thing. You're Not Getting Up And Walking Around The House Or Flipping Channels During The Dull Parts. You're In A Dark Space, And The Movie Fills Most Of Your Field Of Vision. You're Surrounded By Sound, And The Colors Are Deeply Saturated, And Faces Are Fifteen Feet High. If It's Done Well, You're Really Going To Feel Some Big Emotions Or Have Some Big Belly Laughs.

I've Always Thought That Comedy Was Just Another Dramatic Expression.

First And Foremost, You Have To Make The Movie For Yourself. And That's Not To Say, To Hell With Everyone Else, But What Else Have You Got To Go On But Your Own Taste And Judgment?