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I'm Emotionally Invested In Every Movie That I Do, Period, Because You've Got To Make That Commitment. You're Spending A Year, 18 Months Of Your Life Doing It. I'm Invested In All Those Kinds Of Pieces. Most Of The Films I've Had In My Career Have Never Tested Well. I Got Lucky That Sometimes I Got Supported By Studios - Or, At Least If Not Supported, Tolerated.

I Think Certain Movies Work And That Is Part Of The Magic Of It All. We Can't Truly Define Why Something Succeeds.

I Don't Know That You Can Do It As A Satire. I Mean, The Business Is Crazy Enough As It Is. It's Like Doing Wag The Dog - We Took A Thing That Was Almost Completely Absurd On One Level, And Then Ultimately Those Things Came About.

I Worked At A Local Television Station And I Got A Chance To Direct And Do All Those Things - Worked Kiddie Shows, Ranger House Show With The Hand Puppets And Things Like That.

I Got A Chance To Work With Mel Brooks On Two Of His Films: Silent Movie And High Anxiety.