THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking series of in- depth interviews with some of today's most successful writers.

Host Mike De Luca, president of production at New Line Cinema, gets writers to share their work habits, methods and inspirations, secrets of the trade and sometimes eye-opening stories of life from within the trenches of the film business.

It's powerful knowledge - straight from the source.

These DVDs make essential viewing for screenwriters, serious film lovers and other film industry professionals by offering a rare insight into the professional screenwriter's life in Hollywood.

On this DVD: Peter Tolan
“In a comedy, you should go out on a joke or go out on something that propels you to the next scene.”– Peter Tolan

An accomplished writer, producer and director, Peter Tolan is probably best-known as co-creator of TV shows The Job and Rescue Me, and co-writer of Analyze This, and its sequel, Analyze That. He started his career on the writing staff of television sitcoms and then became a writer and producer on HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show. From there, Tolan made his foray into movies with the screenplays for My Fellow Americans, Bedazzled, and America’s Sweethearts. In this candid interview, hear all about his tales of procrastination, writing movies in 5 days and why he says he would have a great career if it weren’t for… himself.

Running Time: 83 Minutes