People just do the strangest things when they believe they're entitled. But they do even stranger things when they just plain believe.

[In my pre-success years] there was a constant hunger, measuring myself against other actors, and there was sometimes fear. But, there was always a need for self-improvement, to help with the struggle to make myself a better actor.

This happens to be that the power of laughter and love would beat out the power of fear every time. You know, I hate to sound corny about it but it's true, and I think that's what this movie is about.

If I don't trust [in] it, then it's worthless.

Social Security's future has gotten worse, and each year we delay reform adds to the cost we are pushing off onto our children.

I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.

Basically, though, I'm just lucky to love what I do for a living.