“The more real it is, the funnier it is. The more awkward it is, the mo...” — Nicholas Stoller Quote

“The more real it is, the funnier it is. The more awkward it is, the more people are stumbly, the funnier it is. I like a sharp joke, but it has to say something that someone would actually say.”

“It's really weird casting babies; it's kind of the dark underbelly of Hollywood, to meet babies and judge them.”

“All of the things I've directed, I'm really emotionally close to. That's why I choose to direct them and spend years on them.”

“The teenage years are ridiculously crucial and hard and, um, awkward.”

“My life is an awkward visit from the kids table.”

“There are lots of ways to be a feminist. Beyonce, for example, is a beautiful example of feminine sensuality and is still really powerful. My character and my inner essence is more like an awkward 15-year-old boy, like a teenager backstage, like, 'Yeah, what's up?' That's what I'm trying to channel.”