And writing comedy and it really taught me how to kind of like craft jokes, it sounds like weird but really focus on crafting jokes and trying to make the writing really sharp. At the same time I did improv… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
I remember reading Dave Barry for the first time and being like oh my God I can't believe you can do this. Watching Mel Brooks and Monty Python and SNL and all that stuff really informed me as a writer… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
Yes, the fans are going to get their money's worth. It's like...and everything on there is funny. It's not like random crap they put… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
Every day is still exciting. I have like a very good system worked out with my editor. Some directors are in there every day,… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
I think people try to jam a lot of artificial plot devices into a lot of romantic comedies, and they don't treat it with… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
And I watch all the dailies and I grade the jokes or the moments, you know, on a scale from... so I know exactly… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
I never liked the extended cut personally because I like...we spend a lot of time figuring out our final cut. We test and test… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
But having said that, regardless to what reviews come out whatever, I like love the movie. I think it's great, and so people can… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
All of the things I've directed, I'm really emotionally close to. That's why I choose to direct them and spend years on them. — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
And then afterwards I worked in advertising for a year which taught me about writing even when you don't want to (laughter) because there's… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
The Lampoon was definitely quite formative. You know there's a crazy like kind of network of comedy writers from The Lampoon that are, that… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
All movies are inherently collaborative, and animation even more so. There are hundreds and hundreds of people involved with an animated movie. — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
Like everyone is either, "I grew up with it," or "I loved it," or loved them now. And when you watch The Muppet Movie… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
When I was writing the script I thought he is this guy. I really hoped...I kept imagining him as that guy. And then he… — Nicholas Stoller Copy Share Image
