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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We're producing a movie now, 'The Onion' Movie, and it's very difficult for me to...

We're producing a movie now, 'The Onion' Movie, and it's very difficult for me to...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Our producer Jon Davison thought it would be a good idea to put in additional...

Our producer Jon Davison thought it would be a good idea to put in additional...

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...

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....

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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....

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...

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...