I think there's only so many people that can take care of themselves, and can take care of other people. And the rest of the people … they're useful in terms of compost for the whole planet, you know.

Religion is the worst enemy of mankind. No single war in the history of humanity has killed as many people as religion has.

Movie acting suits me because I only need to be good for ninety seconds at a time.

I have a brother who gives socks for Christmas. He gives socks. Every year, I get a pair of socks from him.

My first movie, I got nominated for a Canadian Oscar-for Meatballs. For MEATBALLS. And who am I up against? George C. Scott. So he wins the award and I stand up and go, 'That's it-let's get the hell outta here.'

Totie Fields is one of my benchmarks for a lot of things. There was a standard of show business.

I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.