I love Mikhail Bulgakov. He is very original and takes the story to unexpected places. I didn't realise political writing could be so funny.

And there's a visceral fun in watching Team America and making it, like taking a puppet and throwing it against the wall. Because it's not CG, there's something funny about it.

So often, I read scripts and am like, 'This would never happen in real life. It's not trying to be funny. It's trying to be serious.'

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny.