People think I'm against critics because they are negative to my work. That's not what bothers me. What bothers me is they didn't see the work. I have seen critics print stuff about stuff I cut out of the film before we ran it. So don't tell me about critics.

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

The doc told me I had a dual personality. Then he lays an 82 dollar bill on me, so I give him 41 bucks and say, 'Get the other 41 bucks from the other guy.'

Make film, shoot film, run film. Do something. Make film. Shoot anything.

Pity? You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair? Stay in your house!

People think I'm against critics because they are negative to my work. That's not what bothers me. What bothers me is they didn't see the work. I have seen critics print stuff about stuff I cut out of the film before we ran it. So don't tell me about critics.

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