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Improv plays such a huge role in finding great lines - you'll be surprised at what comes out of your mind inadvertently. A lot of times it's better than a script you've worked out ahead of time.

I feel like if you feel good about a script, and you feel confident about your ability to direct and just capture it right, it's all just, really, really in your favor there.

I don't mind doing scripted material. It's actually kind of a relief, because improvising is a little bit like screenwriting on your feet.

I love improv. 'Crazy, Stupid, Love,' the script was really great, but the directors were open to letting you try different things. And that felt like a muscle I hadn't exercised in a really long time.

If it's an excellent script, I enjoy it tremendously, the acting part of it.

Well, there's no question that a good script is an absolutely essential, maybe the essential thing for a movie.

I'm just a sucker for a good script.

For me, it's important that the script is good. Then a good director will want to make it.

You know I've never worked without a script before, but with Apatow, it's all improvisation. He calls out a premise, and you have to adapt.

I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out where my character needs to go.