36 Quotes by Mike Binder

Oklahoma City, Katrina... those happened to other unfortunate people. But 9/11, that happened to us all. And that was pretty much the genesis of 'Reign Over Me.'

The holidays are a rough time for the homeless, but it's a year-round problem we have to solve.

From very early on, I had always wanted to be a stand-up comedian. It was my passion; it was my goal. It was a world I was simply infatuated with. So, as soon as I could, I moved out to L.A. chasing after my dream.

As a writer, it's very difficult to just hand your script over to someone else, especially if you have to watch them hurt it, and that's when I decided I would direct my own work.

You've got to feel a little nervous when you first meet Spielberg. The guy's an apparition.

It's not a great feeling for a film to suffer financially, but you can't sit and mope about it. You just have to just move on to next project - I try to always be working on a new project when my last one hits the theaters.

When you're a comedian, you're another race. You're friends with all these comedians who are white, black and brown. It's us against the world.

My whole career this is the biggest failure financially, but at the same time, it's one of my favorite things I've ever done.

I don't work with a lot of pressure, you know? I don't think, 'Oh, this one has gotta work or I'm finished.' I just kind of get onto the next one.