The good and wonderful thing about my whole career is that I've always felt that the audience, if I do it well, will track wherever I go, whether it's President or a lawyer or bad guy or good. All I have to do is execute the material enough where they buy into it. I've had the great luxury of the audiences accepting that.

At fifty you realize that you are no longer a kid. I ignored forty. It was like I was almost at middle age. Maybe it's the baby boomer thing. But undeniably, I am a man. I have to accept [mortality].

After nine or 10 years of being interviewed, you start wanting to team up with the reporter and get the job done.

To Americans religious freedom is sacred.

I like to fly at least once a day.

I rode many bikes and motorcycles. My brother was in an accident when he was a kid and my mom forbade us to use motorcycles.

I’m willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I’m willing to put my life before movies.