Before I'd written movies I never could do big set-piece scenes with a lot of different speakers – when you've got twelve people around a dinner table talking at cross purposes. I had always been impressed by other people's ability to do that.
I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.
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I'm not sure anybody's ready to see me in a drama. And loving movies so much I've seen a lot of comics try to make that transition too fast and it can be detrimental. And I don't think I've had as much success as I need in the comedy genre to open up those opportunities.
