Every character is a baby. You can't choose between them. If you can, you didn't do your job. You have to fall in love with every character.

The combination of what's written and just being in the moment is always the best way. You gotta start out with something solid and then you play.

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.

Not hope, but Faith. I don't believe in hope. Hope is a beggar.

Lots of people say if you dredge too much stuff up, you'll go crazy - "You'll go insane!" But for a comedian, insanity is not a problem. It's a goal.

Movies are great, but the real romance happens right here somewhere as real close-up. Either you're the one erasing or you're the one being erased, so... It's not a pleasant feeling!

I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.