(The Nutty Professor) was a labor of love. It was a total film. It was the most productive, creative work of my life.

When I would be myself, I was being big-headed. I was being egotistical. I was a megalomaniac, when it really was just having not to be a monkey for a few hours a day. And fulfilling the need to be a man.

A lot of people resent that I've been in someone's life for 50 years. Why shouldn't people have an affection for me and what I've done? Didn't I have to be genuine for them to buy into what I did? There are children who grow up today who will not have that when they're 55 years old. With whom will they have it? Name an example for me.

If I found the cure for dystrophy tomorrow, I would do a telethon in four weeks for acute pain that in this country is a bigger problem than cancer, heart, sickle cell, anemia, name it. It is - it's hitting 70 million Americans.

For those who understand, no explaination is needed...For those who don't, none will do.

When I was onstage doing the work, adrenaline killed the pain because I never hurt in front of an audience.

I have nothing against women. As a matter of fact there's something about them that I love, but I just can't put my finger on it.