Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable.
You can't control the way people are going to describe you.
Everything's a lot easier when you work with someone you know just about as well as you know yourself.
Don't ever rob a bank. Enjoy life. Have fun. Choose to be happy now; don't wait until you're 'successful,' because honestly, I was as happy when we were unemployed and scrounging around for a buck.
With all of my films if I get one bad review and a bunch of good reviews the bad one is the only one that will stay with me, which really sucks!
There is a point you can definitely lose the audience and sometimes you don't know where it is.
To the critics: You always complain that Hollywood never gives you new stuff, and then when you get it, you flip out. Lighten up.
I think comedy in the last 5-7 years is as good as it's ever been in America. I like it when people push it. You go through periods where people did not push the envelope. The more you push it, the funnier you get.
I know guys. I know the way they think.
I do know this: When somebody has to look great on the screen, that's the death of funny.
The guy I've never worked with that is pissing me off is Tom Hanks. I want to work with Tom Hanks more than anyone.
If I was not allowed to mention that I was in the film industry, I could go six months without getting a kiss.
Movie 43 is about the hardest R Rated comedy ever.
They're happy to be Siamese twins. They feel blessed. But the rest of us have to go through the world alone. And they don't. And because they have this great attitude, they have a lot of friends. They were the kings of the prom. You know, they were in the state championship hockey team. You know, they're the goalie. And it's just they're a couple of winners who happen to be Siamese twins.
Anybody who is a fan of any team is going to recognize themselves in this.
I always take kind of a zen view of casting and I really don't remember people who passed. I kind of turn it over to the universe and figure, 'Wow, I guess that wasn't meant to be.' It doesn't sit with me.
You know, I'm not sure I ever even had a blind date!
We really love all sports, but we don't think in the long term. The reason we did Kingpin was because there was a script we really liked and we saw the possibilities.
Usually, you can shoot a movie in 10 or 12 weeks.
I know this is silly, it's shallow, it's bad, I wish I wasn't this way-but if I meet a girl with no teeth, I just don't want to date her. It's creepy of me, I wish I was a bigger person, but that's my real turn-off.
I always loved Kate Winslet, but after you meet her you really love her because she's a cool chick.
If you work with Jim Carrey, you're working with the best.
