Life can seem meaningless and ridiculous, with unanswered questions about why it is so. Political satire is seen as helpful, but it is considered less important than people wish, because political hogwash can outweigh it. Working with Henry Winkler is described as inspiring kindness, patience, and generosity, even when facing annoyances and frustrations. In a film, Winkler plays a character who is not cool, while Winkler himself is portrayed as exceptionally kind. An action-hero reinvention is framed as partly driven by age and limited romcom roles, along with stored rage that can be expressed through action performances.
"Oh, I don't know. You need to talk to God about that. I don't know why he made it so ridiculous, but it is. I'm not done asking questions and trying to figure things out, but I do think we're going to end up where Douglas Adams did."
"I sure wish it was, but no. I do think political satire is helpful, but it is not as important as we all wished it was. I'm afraid political satire pales in comparison to political hogwash, as we're witnessing in my country."
"In Normal, Henry Winkler's character is not cool. Henry himself is the sweetest guy alive. If he unleashed anything in me, he unleashed the desire to be as kind, generous and friendly as he finds his way to be in the world every day. And that's not easy to do. It's a choice to meet the world's annoyances and frustrations with the patience and kindness that he does."
"I'm 63 years old, and there aren't a lot of romcoms written for my generation. I like action movies. I have a lot of rage inside me that I get to play out. It started as a joke, but through some massive cock-up, I've somehow pulled it off."
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