I think we grew up thinking that the funniest things on TV were the old, serious movies. I always liked the Marx Brothers, but the thing that always made us laugh were movies like Zero Hour. That's what inspired us.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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I don't really know a lot of famous people. I've met a lot of famous...

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

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

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

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

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