The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.

Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.

It's just funny that Americans have to contend with 2000 channels, and 60 different specific news sources, and the confusion that it creates, and the junk that we get to see is hilarious.

I think what's dangerous [about comedy] is that you're coming into the room announcing your intentions.

I've gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.