I was always drawn to performing, but I never thought I could. I have no idea what I wanted to do outside of the old cowboy-or-fireman. When I was in college, I got serious about acting. I started examining history and then everything related to the theater. History, art, all the other studies, if I could link them into the theater, then it became alive for me. It just opened up my eyes.

If you do something for the first time, you will always remember it. If your Dad has something to do with it, you write about it.

I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.

When we had the girls, my daughter Jenny gave us like a Bible from my daughter of, "Don't feed them this; don't feed them that, if she says this, don't say that," It was crazy!

I love doing it [hosting the Oscars] because I love the danger of it and you have to come through and think on your feet. That's why that show, no matter who hosts it, it really should be a fast-thinking comedian who is really quick on their feet that can handle situations that happen, or somebody with that kind of mentality that can capitalize on something.

Nothing can take the sting out of the world’s economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues.

My granddaughter's birth has made me want to create things she will love.