I think we're all born with a sense of humor. Creativity is another thing though.

There's nothing good on the television; let's burn a witch. It must have been terribly exciting to live in those times.

I think the problem with people like this is that they are so stupid that they have no idea how stupid they are.

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him enter regional distribution codes in data field 97 to facilitate regression analysis on the back end.

I'm struck by how laughter connects you with people. It's almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you're just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy.

When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to go back to the basic principles which underpin great visual comedy.

Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.