However, we couldn't focus on the films much during the series because we're dumb. Individually we're smart guys, but together we're one big dumb guy, and couldn't concentrate on two things at once.

In terms of the series, we worked separately, getting together in rehearsal to beat out the material.

No, they're nice guys. They wear girdles, but they're nice guys.

But we wanted to work in a way we never had, which was write everything together. We had to face each other in the same creative room, which gets tougher as you get older, because you don't want to be confrontational.

Don't dumb it down. The audience is smart and gets what you are doing.

Just focus on the things you are doing right and keep doing them