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

Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I'd always go off book and start improvising.

What's so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you're constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that.

I was introducing [director and producer] Hal Roach - Mr. Roach was 100 years old, he was one of the fathers of early days in films, he put Laurel with Hardy, he created the Our Gang kids, and all these silent movies he did - he was a giant.

Bambi, to a kid, was scary.

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.

Nobody is more truthful when he's acting than De Niro.