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I feel the responsibility to make things which on some level have something positive to say.

I still feel like a nerd.

You know, I'm a big comedy fan.

I need to find people who I respect so I can respect them, and they'll like being respected so they'll respect me, and that's like a marriage.

As a kid, I was obsessed with the Who. They were the most important band to me. Songs like "I'm One" helped me get through high school.

When I notice that all the beats sound exactly the same, it starts to wear on me.

There's nothing more fun than debating and defending your taste in music.

I don't know if you can be a born-again virgin.

I love Coldplay. I love Steely Dan - Steely Dan's probably one of my top three bands of all time.

People like the comedy more when they care about the characters.

I always see other people as predecessors and admire them.

I didn't want to be a director for hire. It really just took me a long time to learn how to direct and to feel up to the job.

If anything is leaking, I try to plug the hole.

If you watch the arcs of so many comedians, at some point, they just become themselves.

In terms of the emotional underpinning, if you've been in relationships, you understand what's happening.

I think a lot of Hollywood is in retreat right now trying to figure out how to make money and make the safest bets.

I often say that ... I'm just involved in comedy, so I can be around it.

For me, until I know that the audience really gets what I'm trying to communicate I'm not done.

I am always driven by the terror of humiliation.

I have to make good things so good comedians want to talk to me.

Deer are like dogs. Except for Bambi, they're pretty personality-less.

If we really talked about what's wrong with you, you'd need a 7-1/2-hour movie and nobody would know what category to put it in!

Parents don't realize that when they teach you about the Holocaust too early, it ruins you for life.

I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny.

I love the Lonely Island. I wish there was more Lonely Island movies.

I love when people work together who know each other very well. Some of my favourite movies are people who are close friends or families.

The hard part about getting much attention is that people start dissecting what you do.

Every day I live by only one rule, be a good guy.

It's funny, now there are so many bands that I can never remember any of their names. Maybe it's because I'm old.

I'm making a movie about relationships, and I'm surrounded by guys scared of talking to girls.

If you look at who drives the box office numbers at these films, it's men.

I like when people are very passionate about what they want to write about. Even if it's silly, you can be very passionate about it.

I don't think there's that many great 90-minute comedies.

The moment you think of a joke is the best moment.

Life is ridiculous, so why not be a good guy?" That may be the only religion I have to this day.

I'm the guy who gets uncomfortable. That's why I was able to write 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' and 'Knocked Up.' I believe in those guys.

I love magazines and film critics, so I eat it up. I'm not one of those people who says 'I never read anything.' I generally read all of it.

The thing that ruined your life makes you good at your work. And then you get rewarded at work, so you don't bother to fix it in your life.

I wanted to see how funny I could be without making the choice that every 10 minutes something big and visual had to happen.

It's so difficult to shock America these days.

One of my fears is that I'm suddenly not going to be funny, but still think I am. That's like my nightmare that I can wake up in a cold sweat from.

If the movie's not communicating, it's not working.

College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school.

Maybe you just get so attached to the music of your youth that you think it's better than what's coming out now.

Sometimes you need to get away for a few weeks just to figure out who you are again.

I still feel like a weird kid who is about to take a punch in the face. So, I think it's permanent.

Jerry: If you always want less, in words as well as things, you'll do well as a writer.

Sometimes, something seems dead, and then out of the blue, someone just figures out the way to fix a script and it goes.

We are at this weird moment where there's an economic model that supports creativity. People are demanding something new and fresh.

Nowadays, when kids decide they like an artist, they'll absorb everything that artist has ever done in a single night.

To me, I've never understood why there is any question about are women as funny as men.

If you make a bad movie about stand-up, then comedians will mock you for the rest of your life.

Up until 'Bridesmaids', the general consensus was that women preferred comedy a bit softer.

There was definitely a period when I just felt out of sync with earth.

I literally cannot remember one joke.

Mel, if you're going to go up to the bell, ring it.

Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.

The great thing about Eminem is, he's just hysterical. You forget, people like Eminem because he is riotously funny. And he's a great actor.

You have to write a lot of scripts to get any scripts that are worth making.

My first writing jobs were writing Tom Arnold specials for HBO, so I love working there.

If I've learned anything - anything - getting older, it's the value of moment-to-moment enjoyment.

If you develop 10 things, and you can get two or three made, that's a very high ration.

I start casting early in the writing process, so I can tailor the script to the gifts of the actors.

I'm just trying to be truthful and collaborate with people who have interesting things to say.

I think that everything I do tends to root for the underdog.

When you make a movie, you just send it off into the world. You never actually live it with the crowd.

All of my jokes were about not being able to meet anybody. I didn't have any insight into anything - even my own insecurities.

It's funny when people debate about music, because they get so passionate about what they enjoy.

Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you only really like about seven out of 500 people.

There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it's always the same actors and directors.