Chevy Chase and Bill Murray - we thought those guys were funny. We love Bill Murray, but we didn't think they were right for Airplane! because it would step on the joke if there was a known comedian.

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Oh yeah, I believe in God. I think there's much more evidence that there is...

Oh yeah, I believe in God. I think there's much more evidence that there is...

I don't take reviews very seriously, but in their totality I think they are representative...

I don't take reviews very seriously, but in their totality I think they are representative...

I don't know if I'd want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger...

I don't know if I'd want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger...

We didn't realize it at the time, but the release date, the ad campaign and...

We didn't realize it at the time, but the release date, the ad campaign and...

I don't think there has been any increase in sophistication in the audience. When people...

I don't think there has been any increase in sophistication in the audience. When people...

I think once we started directing separately - we each have different kinds of interests...

I think once we started directing separately - we each have different kinds of interests...

There would always be a vote. There were always conflicts and arguments for years and...

There would always be a vote. There were always conflicts and arguments for years and...

The only one that got through was Jimmy Walker, because he plays the gas station...

The only one that got through was Jimmy Walker, because he plays the gas station...

Sometimes, if you really want to try something original, you step a little too far...

Sometimes, if you really want to try something original, you step a little too far...

I think up until the point when we started in the business, which was in...

I think up until the point when we started in the business, which was in...

Tim Burton is underrated. I loved Big Fish, loved that movie, think it's the best...

Tim Burton is underrated. I loved Big Fish, loved that movie, think it's the best...

Everything about it worked, and I don't mean just the movie, but in our experience,...

Everything about it worked, and I don't mean just the movie, but in our experience,...

Our fathers were actually business partners in the same real-estate firm, and we got together...

Our fathers were actually business partners in the same real-estate firm, and we got together...

You know, OJ was a really nice guy, and he knew his lines. He was...

You know, OJ was a really nice guy, and he knew his lines. He was...

Woody Allen has done some excellent serious movies, too, like Crimes And Misdemeanors. Very overlooked...

Woody Allen has done some excellent serious movies, too, like Crimes And Misdemeanors. Very overlooked...

Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there.

Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there.

What I would do is a 10-minute short of some kind on video, and if...

What I would do is a 10-minute short of some kind on video, and if...

I believe in justice, maybe not in this life, but there has to be justice....

I believe in justice, maybe not in this life, but there has to be justice....

I've always thought those guys are really funny. And I love Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin...

I've always thought those guys are really funny. And I love Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin...

I lose tons of stuff on the cutting room floor. For Scary Movie 3, for...

I lose tons of stuff on the cutting room floor. For Scary Movie 3, for...