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The Producer Can Put Something Together, Package It, Oversee It, Give Input. I'm The Kind Of Producer That Likes To Take A Back Seat And Let The Director Run With It. If He Needs Me, I'm There For Him. As A Director, I Like To Have The Producer There With Me. As A Producer, I Don't Want To Be There Because I Happen To Be A Director First And Foremost, I Don't Want To "that Guy."

Whoever Writes A Bad Review, I Put Their Name On A List, And They're Going To Get Taken Care Of One Day Down The Road. Otherwise, I Don't Let It Bother Me. The Truth Is, These Are Review-proof Movies. The Audiences Are Going To See It. My Audience, Our Audience, Isn't Reading Esquire Magazine To See If My Movie Is Good Or Not. They Just Want To Laugh, To Be Entertained, And Lose Themselves.

Producing Is Making Films Without Having To Work Sometimes. It's Still Making Films, But It's A Different Job.

Woody Allen Is In His '70s And He's Making Movies, So I Look Forward To Getting There.

You Can't Reinvent The Wheel. You've Got To Just Take The Best From All The Other Shows And Try To Make It Work, Because There's The "live Show Gods" That Dictate If There Are Going To Be Any Surprises, If There's A Very Commercial Film That's A Best Picture. There Are A Lot Of Things That Are Out Of My Control, But I Do My Best.