Men often struggle with their attraction to other women. They don't quite understand why they have to be with the same woman forever.

I'm not religious. I do have a baby - a four-month old girl - and that's a religion in itself.

I'm a pessimist, but I have many painstakingly applied coats of optimism.

I don't like the antagonism that most religions have for science, and freedom and, frankly, individuality. I do like the Dalai Lama.

The only rule was that the stuff had to be funny and pretty short. To me, the quintessential Army Man joke was one of John Swartzwelder's: 'They can kill the Kennedys. Why can't they make a cup of coffee that tastes good?' It's a horrifying idea juxtaposed with something really banal-and yet there's a kind of logic to it. It's illuminating because it's kind of how Americans see things: Life's a big jumble, but somehow it leads to something I can consume. I love that.

I don't like that The Simpsons are spokespeople for Burger King and MasterCard and Butterfinger. In the first Gulf War, I was really upset that the Simpsons characters were being drawn on tanks and bombs. But those are things that I don't control.

I have nothing but respect for the purist who won't work for the pharaoh. But I'm not that strong.