I want to do movies that I’m proud of where my kids, at some point, can see and I can feel comfortable sitting there watching it with them. And just that move people. That make people feel a little bit better about themselves when they leave the theatre.

Kevin James frames his artistic ambition in moral and familial terms: he wants work he can stand behind not only publicly but privately, in the intimate setting of watching with his children. The emphasis on being “proud,” “comfortable,” and on making audiences “feel a little bit better” points to an ethic of accessible, broadly appealing comedy—entertainment that avoids cynicism or embarrassment and aims for uplift. The quote also suggests a view of popular film as a kind of emotional service: success is measured less by prestige than by whether viewers leave the theater feeling improved, reassured, or more confident.