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When I met Judd Apatow, he told me I should start writing screenplays. They'd be really bad at first, but the more I did it, the better I'd get.

If Judd Apatow called me, I'd do it without thinking about it. I think he does really fun movies.

I have a lot of respect for people who are great at ad-libbing and for writers and directors who are able to create a scene in which that works. Judd Apatow is fantastic at it. But as an audience member, I like the sound of something that's been written - I like it to sound written.

It's so hard to find a director who, when you look at their body of work, you like everything.

Any good director, and I've worked with a few that I would call very good, they know how to disarm any anxieties very quickly.

All the directors that I've had the opportunity to work with are fantastic.

Jose Padilha is a wonderful director.

Where else do you find great directors? Acting is one of the places.

As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you do seem as good as it can be and even better than it is.

David Mamet was great to work with. He was everything that I thought he would be as a director. He's incredibly articulate, an easy collaborator. Extraordinarily knowledgeable about film and writing.