I'd distract myself until finally it was a combination of things. The show was over and I had time on my hands. I had taken time and played and just relaxed.

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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.

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...

But the two of them together, broke my heart. Olympia and Peter, those scenes... When...

But the two of them together, broke my heart. Olympia and Peter, those scenes... When...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

This is not the most right I've ever been.

This is not the most right I've ever been.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

In the original draft I was 27 and Peter was 55 in the script. That's...

In the original draft I was 27 and Peter was 55 in the script. That's...

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...

Every time I see Peter Falk in the movie I think that would be great....

Every time I see Peter Falk in the movie I think that would be great....

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.