The Biggest Thing That Comes Out Of

I Worked As An Assistant Editor, Actually, For A Few Years. That Was Right When I Was Just Starting To Get Out At Night And Do A Lot Of Stand-up, Improv, And Sketch Work In New York. It Really Is Invaluable. I Think It Pounded Into Me An Awareness Of What An Editor Wants And Needs, In Terms Of Clarity Of A Moment, Where And When To Start And Stop A Line.

I'm Working On A Script Right About Civil War Re-enactors Who Go Back In Time To The Actual Civil War. It's Kind Of A Big, Crazy Back To The Future Comedy. So, Of Course, It's The Civil War - I Play The Banjo. I Was Just Having A Conversation With One Of The Producers About Some Of The Material And He Was Like, 'you Know, We Have To Work In A Scene Where You Play The Banjo. And I Was Like I'll Get Behind That.

Todd [phillips] Doesn't Care. That's Part Of His Genius As A Director, He Will Say Anything To Anybody.

Going Into Editing When I Got To New York Was Part Of That. I Guess I Just Kind Of Wanted To Know As Much As Possible. But I Have A Real Love Of The Whole Process, From Start To Finish. So Right Now, I Fit Into The Acting Part Of The Process, But I Wouldn't Rule Anything Out. I'm Enamored With How The Whole Thing Works.

It's A Fascinating Culture [the South In The Civil War Period] And So Rife With Comedic Possibilities. And Not In A Way That...i Have No Intention Of Making Fun Of Re-enactors. I Think It's More Just A Celebration Of Their Passion And Enthusiasm, Which Is So Infectious And Maybe At Times A Little Misguided.