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You Work With Every Actor Differently. It's Like If You're A Mother, If You Have Children, Some Children Need More Discipline. Other Children You Back Off Of A Little Bit And Let Them Be. It's The Same Way With Actors. Some Actors Need A Lot Of Hand Holding. Other Actors Like To Be Let Be And You Let Them Go. Some Actors Like To Be Nudged Just A Little Bit. Some Actors Don't Mind Line Readings.

People Always Said, "i Can't Believe You Made A Movie That Had No Script." Yeah, But Here's The Thing, If You've Got Actors Who Are Used To That, And That's What They Like To Do, They're All Good Improvisers And They're All People That Feel Comfortable Doing That, Then You Know, It's Not That Big Of A Deal. It's What You Do.

Every Single Person In Jail For A Violent Crime Had A Nightmare Childhood.

Albert [brooks] Was Rare In That He Could Make Adults Laugh. He Was A Prodigy. At Age 15 And 16, He Could Make My Dad Laugh Uncontrollably. And Whenever We Had Parties, Some Of The Funniest People Of My Generation - Whether It Was Billy Crystal Or Robin Williams Or John Belushi - Would Be Doing Shtick.

I've Known Alan Zweibel Since 1975, And I've Always Had This Sneaking Suspicion That He Might Possess A Sense Of Humor. After Reading Clothing Optional, I'm Almost Sure He Does.