Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson is a great example.

McCain is the kid who was really cool in middle school but never got high school game and people are sick of him acting like he's still popular.

Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.

Ultimately, the only people who are in any way edified by hanging with famous people are you at the age of 11 and your mom.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.

First and foremost when you're doing comedy, you gotta be relevant and applicable to the times that you're living in. When you try and just do comedy about who is dating who and lifestyle jokes, it gets tiring after a while. It's hard to be funny in that realm.

The corporate right fires up the religious right against gay marriage and abortion and uses their votes to push their deregulation and tax cuts for the rich. It's an old trick. The House of Saud has the same arrangement with the Mullahs in Saudi Arabia.

Arnold Schwarzenegger cut teacher's salaries and parks and libraries rather than raise taxes for the many California millionaires and billionaires.

I don't think arrested-adolescent humor will fade. Maybe the form will change, but I guarantee its replacement will still be based in immature behavior from mature figures.