And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It was like, OK, I get it now. I know what fatherhood is all about. And you look at your parents differently.

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But at the same time that the experience is pulling you apart, it's also bonding...

But at the same time that the experience is pulling you apart, it's also bonding...

Not only do I sing to him, I sing entire conversations. You become Jerry Lewis.

Not only do I sing to him, I sing entire conversations. You become Jerry Lewis.

I'd never directed before and this movie's too important to me to put in the...

I'd never directed before and this movie's too important to me to put in the...

Nothing would make me happier if Peter Falk would finally win his Oscar for this....

Nothing would make me happier if Peter Falk would finally win his Oscar for this....

But I really felt that, something about the lights going down, and the sense of...

But I really felt that, something about the lights going down, and the sense of...

They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them.

They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them.

We have such a long, familiar history with Peter Falk. The minute his mug is...

We have such a long, familiar history with Peter Falk. The minute his mug is...

Field of Dreams is the only movie - and I saw it in the theater...

Field of Dreams is the only movie - and I saw it in the theater...

Upstate New York in the middle of October. You can't get more beautiful than that.

Upstate New York in the middle of October. You can't get more beautiful than that.

And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your...

And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your...

It's not like some movies where you're following a bunch of different stories you can...

It's not like some movies where you're following a bunch of different stories you can...

Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption.

Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption.

But you get past that and realize you have to let go of what you...

But you get past that and realize you have to let go of what you...

The biggest thing I remember is that there was just no transition. You hit the...

The biggest thing I remember is that there was just no transition. You hit the...

He was born early. But he was born within a safe range of premature.

He was born early. But he was born within a safe range of premature.

In fact, I had the idea because of Peter Falk. I saw my dad watching...

In fact, I had the idea because of Peter Falk. I saw my dad watching...

We made this movie for $17, and nobody got anything. So it never dawned on...

We made this movie for $17, and nobody got anything. So it never dawned on...

She kind of reminds one of Helen. There's something very similar about Elizabeth Perkins.

She kind of reminds one of Helen. There's something very similar about Elizabeth Perkins.

There's something that happens in that delivery room, when a woman becomes ten times more...

There's something that happens in that delivery room, when a woman becomes ten times more...

I remember my wife and I used to get on plane and see everybody else...

I remember my wife and I used to get on plane and see everybody else...