Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work is really kind of delicate stitching.

I had the standard movie geek childhood because for as long as I can remember all I wanted to do was make movies.

Unfortunately 'chick flick' has become a term to describe most movies that I don't even like. They're these movies that yes have women in them but they really don't reflect who women are and there's something kind of silly or shallow or gossipy about them.

I remember when first Stripes and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good.

I have a feeling one of those gut feelings that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my life.

I'm intrigued by films that have a singular vision behind them. A lot of studio movies have ten writers by the time they're done. You have a movie testing 200 times making adjustments according to various people's opinions. It's difficult to have an undistilled vision.

Unfortunately overall movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business which can get really ugly.

Dance vaudeville drama movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in a theater.

I love doing serious movies for adults.

The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour.