I think up until the point when we started in the business, which was in the early '70s, most of the humor was political. The smart humor was political satire.

Quote by David Zucker

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Chevy Chase and Bill Murray - we thought those guys were funny. We love Bill...

Chevy Chase and Bill Murray - we thought those guys were funny. We love Bill...

I think we grew up thinking that the funniest things on TV were the old,...

I think we grew up thinking that the funniest things on TV were the old,...

It didn't happen every time for every movie. Ruthless People was a good movie, but...

It didn't happen every time for every movie. Ruthless People was a good movie, but...

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...

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...

It's useless to try and make rhyme or reason of it, because one guy thinks...

It's useless to try and make rhyme or reason of it, because one guy thinks...

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 think that came out of watching all those serious movies for all that time....

I think that came out of watching all those serious movies for all that time....

So, it didn't do well. But now when I talk to kids who are first...

So, it didn't do well. But now when I talk to kids who are first...

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.

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...

I would love to work with Adam Sandler. Because then all I'd have to do...

I would love to work with Adam Sandler. Because then all I'd have to do...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...