I always came away thinking "I'd like to see her more," you know? And then when [Parental Guidance] was ready to be cast, we thought - Bette [Midler]. So we called her.

In high school, I was the class comedian as opposed to the class clown. The difference is the class clown is the guy who drops his pants at the football game, the class comedian is the guy who talked him into it.

I quit drinking. That was a big problem for a lot of years. Then after that, I just started feeling grateful again.

The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.

I'm comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish.

When I've gotten criticism, it's that it's too long, too soft, didn't hit the government hard enough. Then when I do hit the government, they go, What's he doing hitting the government?

I always was a performer, from the time I was little. It was always a natural place for me to be.