Nobody in Hollywood ever sets out to make a bad movie ever but about 99% of the time, that's what happens.

The more people's money you take to do something, the more inputs you get.

Yes, I am complimented on my work in Kids in the Hall once or twice a week. Its a nice feeling.

I feel like I'm the most well-adjusted character on the show, even though I'm sure the other actors would tell you the same thing about their characters.

That's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years.

If you just want to be a writer, I don't care, for pitching, for writing dialogue, you should take an improvisation class. It's super important.

The first record I bought with my own money was Rio.

I'm always doing what I can to look for and just feel out funny things that are happening in the scene and improvise off of them.

People love that monkey torture.

If you're a studio writer, the funny better be on the page.

Writing studio movies is the best job in the world... it's awesome.

Each of us has more intelligence than we are trained to use and the part that we get graded on in school doesn’t amount to much.

You get what you focus on. What we see ahead impacts the actions we take right now. How we live and lead is directly connected to what we see.

Sanity is over-rated. It lacks color.

Silence means they [the audience] are paying attention. Even if I drop bombs and they're dead quiet, it's still okay. If they start talking, that's when you've lost them.

Jesus Christ: A common exclamation indicating surprise, disgust, anger or bewilderment.

All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They're obliged to overstate their own importance.

To make a man happy, fill his hands with work.

Anything is possible in the life of a man if he lives long enough. Even maturity.

Just remember that William Blake wasn't even published in his lifetime. Ya gotta keep creating.

I usually spend my free time worrying about when I'm going to work next.