The trouble with some of us is that we have been inoculated with small doses of Christianity which keep us from catching the real thing.

The trouble with some of us is that we have been inoculated with small doses of Christianity which keep us from catching the real thing.

I noticed I had developed a fantasy about myself as a writer as opposed to actually doing it [so] I finally summoned up the bad taste to move to Los Angeles.

I went and looked at all Mark's work,

That was very intentional on my part. ... There was something very intriguing about a love story that deals with the physical and metaphysical worlds. Then adding Reese and Mark to the equation just seemed to make it all the more charming.

I went and looked at all Mark's work. He can get huge laughs and not imitate Jim Carrey. The bonus is the emotional reality of Mark. It's a given that he'd be there in a crunch for his leading lady.