When you're coming up with new material, it's not always gonna be good. The only way to learn is for it not to get a laugh, so you can adjust it and come back the next day to see if it's working right. Next time, you might get a different laugh. You're constantly rebuilding.

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears have gone into this career of mine.

I think what happens in a religious life is that we have those experiences of affirmation and that one starts to live a Christian life or a Jewish life or a Muslim life or a Buddhist life, by affirming that affirmation each day. Each day you say 'Yes' to that Yes. So the life of being a Christian for example, is always a life of double affirmation, that you each day say 'Yes' to those counter-experiences of saying 'Yes', even when you're not experiencing them at that time, you're remaining loyal to that experience.

My kids are the funniest two human beings there are.

At the end of the day, women are a distraction. Whether you realize it or not.

I just want to be a great example to younger kids.

It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be.