So far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny.

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Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.

Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all.

And that's just what I'm saying. I would never want to be like certain people,...

And that's just what I'm saying. I would never want to be like certain people,...

All I mean is, I'm not the kind of audience comedy directors want at a...

All I mean is, I'm not the kind of audience comedy directors want at a...

Well, so far, at least, my own ideas always take priority over those of other...

Well, so far, at least, my own ideas always take priority over those of other...

I mean, I don't want to sound - of course it's very nice, people come...

I mean, I don't want to sound - of course it's very nice, people come...

Casting is everything. If you get the right people they make you look good.

Casting is everything. If you get the right people they make you look good.

I don't like telling people where I stand on this, although I'm surprised anybody wonders....

I don't like telling people where I stand on this, although I'm surprised anybody wonders....

Usually the audience has no idea that the censored version of whatever movie they're watching...

Usually the audience has no idea that the censored version of whatever movie they're watching...

But anonymity is very important to me, and I don't want to be recognized in...

But anonymity is very important to me, and I don't want to be recognized in...

People can't help how they look.

People can't help how they look.

When part of what you're trying to get at is the truth hidden under a...

When part of what you're trying to get at is the truth hidden under a...

As Mark Weiner puts it, whether you gain 50 pounds or lose 50 pounds, whether...

As Mark Weiner puts it, whether you gain 50 pounds or lose 50 pounds, whether...

When I'm asked who my audience is, I say someone with an open mind, which...

When I'm asked who my audience is, I say someone with an open mind, which...

One thing I want to say: I don't like victim stories and I don't write...

One thing I want to say: I don't like victim stories and I don't write...

Like everything, what compels one to put pen to paper is a great question.

Like everything, what compels one to put pen to paper is a great question.

Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I...

Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I...

The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind...

The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind...

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a...

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a...

My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational...

My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational...