If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles.

I guess 'The Player' was a pretty good L.A. movie. And 'Chinatown.' Was there ever a better L.A. movie about a certain period in L.A.? That was terrific.

I've been to many funerals of funny people, and they're some of the funniest days you'll ever have, because the emotions run high.

One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that.

It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than to be known by sixty million for something you're not.

I don't want to be the one to break it to you, but the future ain't that funny.

When you improvise on the spot, people are very reluctant to have soft moments or quiet moments or sad moments because they're trying to fill up the spaces. So they always go towards, "How come you're late?! You're supposed to have my shirt ready! You call this a dry cleaner?!" That's what happens. That's why improvising on the spot gets very dicey.