In fact, I had the idea because of Peter Falk. I saw my dad watching a Peter Falk movie and something clicked in my head. I gotta go make a movie for Peter Falk and me.

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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...

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....

And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It...

And in that time, I lost my dad and had kids of my own. It...

But I really felt that, something about the lights going down, and the sense of...

But I really felt that, something about the lights going down, and the sense of...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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....

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...

I'd distract myself until finally it was a combination of things. The show was over...

I'd distract myself until finally it was a combination of things. The show was over...

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 at the same time that the experience is pulling you apart, it's also bonding...

But at the same time that the experience is pulling you apart, it's also bonding...

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...

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...

And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your...

And after you've done the acting, there's a lot of places you can put your...

Upstate New York in the middle of October. You can't get more beautiful than that.

Upstate New York in the middle of October. You can't get more beautiful than that.

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...