Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama.

Most comedy is not very ambitious. You probably can't name more than a handful of comedies that would qualify for Best Picture.

The trick with sequels is, you have to give people what they liked before, yet be innovative enough so they don't feel like they're seeing the same movie.

Stand-up is every man for himself; you learn from hanging out at these clubs and watching other guys, and then trying not to be like them.

I realized that my righteous indignation was a form of entertainment for me. I loved getting pissed off at injustice. I didn't do anything about it, I just liked the feeling of being pissed off.

I was the little guy who knew how to tie a necktie. It came from having absentee parents. They were tremendously loving and caring people who, by circumstance, had to go to work.