I don't know now if I'm funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that's funny.

The most popular Valentine's Day gift is chocolate. In the 1800's, doctors told their patients to eat chocolate to get over a broken heart. They also thought if you're going to be alone, who cares if you get fat.

I think when you become a parent you go from being a star in the movie of your own life to the supporting player in the movie of someone else's.

I used to believe, like many people who come from poor backgrounds, that it gave me an edge, but I think that's just something we have to tell ourselves to get by sometimes. I don't believe that anymore. Children of privilege can be just as talented and clever as anybody else.

I always wanted to make motion pictures, ever since I was a wee boy, and I was 32, and time was marching on. I met a guy who said, 'Come out to Hollywood for 10 days, and I'll get you a deal.' So I figured, 'OK, 10 days.' On the 10th day, he got me a development deal with Disney, not for a lot of money, but it allowed me to make the move.

There's just a feeling you get from certain things you do in life that just kind of feel pure and independent of what's actually, physically, going on.

It's all about the triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism.