these questions like how is comedy changing and the history of comedy but it does seem to me, john c rileyaid to me in the film it seems all of the great minds move to comedy. some of the smartest people i know some of the most politically engaged people i know some of the most subversive people i know and compare that to some of the dramas that have come my way are a bit of a snooze to these guys, are really the people you want to work with. >> i think that is true to some extent. i find these guys like a lot of the other really, really funny people i worked with, their brains work differently, i feel, than people, other people and there is kind of an electricity that arcs a little faster and connects to ideas that are smart and layered and i certainly realize that. >> rose: is that something you learned or simply who we are. >> oh, it is who we are. [ laughter ] >> it really can't be learned. >> rose: well i am serious. >> it is really a gift. >> rose: i wanted to stay away from this because i knew i would get killed. >> not intentional killing. you know, it is so hard for anybody to tal