He had this to say about the time frame and how much he enjoyed that magical era of humorous movies: I remember opening up The L.A. Times, and there was this writer who wrote a letter: Dear God ...

Dear God, we ask for a different ruler than death. We long for the world leader. I salute his red army. The great emperor Ashoka went forth in madness and became a blood-drinker and slaughterer and ...

I remember opening up The L.A. Times, and there was this writer who wrote a letter: Dear God, stop putting Ben Stiller in comedies. I was just like, I don’t know, I’m here, I love doing what I do.