I found I wasn't asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something. I would box them into a corner with a badly formed question, and they didn't know how to get out of it. Now, I let them take me through it step by step, and I listen.

The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart.

I'm in the real world, some people try to steal from me, and I stop them, frequently, take them to court. I love a good lawsuit. It's fun.

When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another.

Here's my Golden Rule for a tarnished age: Be fair with others, but keep after them until they're fair with you.

It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character.

Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are.