Forty is the line of demarcation that says you’re an adult now. You’re an adult, so don’t pretend you’re a kid anymore.
My style of comedy is very real and bittersweet, and sort of always on the verge of kind of being tragic.
I find that so many times when somebody tries to go back in, it sort of isn’t as good and you wish they hadn’t done it.
Man up and add a tux to your wardrobe. Just find one you like and get it well-tailored to your own measurements.
I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.
I’ve always enjoyed people studying themselves in the mirror, and I also enjoy those ‘walk and feel bad’ shots. I like anything that isolates people and focuses them on themselves, or makes us focus on their faces as they’re going through something.
I’ve never had to get a job as a waiter or anything. I’ve always been able to support myself in ‘the biz.’ Which is great. It’s really fantastic to be able to say that, because I know it’s hard to do.
At the end of the day if you want to entertain people, you’ve got to take your ego out of the equation.
Getting away from a white or light colored tuxedo shirt is always a little dangerous. Certain staples shouldn’t be mixed with. Light pink or blue is not bad, but again, you’re just breaking from a classic.
We didn’t used to be so precious about women in comedy back in the old days.
I’m just an enormous British comedy fan.
Where there seems to be a difference between guys being nuts and women being nuts is that guys are much more open in calling each other on stuff; lots of insults and dirty names. Whereas women will talk frankly and honesty, but there also seems to be more passive aggressiveness.
Throughout my teens, I just wanted to go somewhere I could wear a Donald Duck pin and no one would care.
There’s nothing worse than the sequel that’s a letdown from the first movie.
The reason most comedies don’t win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. This means you have to create a story around the jokes.
The hard thing is getting people to come to the theater to see something, no matter if it’s good or not.
One of the biggest things you have is your reputation and your reputation with knowing what’s good and what’s not good.
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve felt comfortable in a suit. It all started when my mom bought me a three-piece Pierre Cardin suit. I wore that thing everywhere. Eventually I realized I was going to be the kid who got beat up in school, but I kept wearing it.
To me, there’s nothing funnier than funny people in peril, because it’s just a great springboard for people to be at a heightened emotionality and things get funnier.
My wife and I don’t have kids and people are down on us about it. But we’re just not wired that way, so don’t tell me I have to.