Nobody in college races home and says, 'I can't wait to see the news! I can't wait to see who CBS is going to hire!'

I have never thought of my entertainment as being able to bring about social change. I am seriously always looking for the laugh. What it did make me conscious of was having empathy for those without any power in this country. That has always stuck with me.

I do the same gig. I might change it a little; I might slow it down if I'm in the South. I talk fast, and they're not used to people talking that fast.

I started playing golf when I was a kid, because across the street from where we lived there was a little nine-hole golf course where my father worked.

In Canada I'm not dealing with people who are bringing in baggage, they just get it. But New Orleans will be a bit different. If there's a group of people who have a right to be bitter, it's the people of New Orleans.

I really wanted to talk about the War on Terror and say that both sides were completely incompetent [in addressing it]. You can't blame the other side when you're involved in it.

The tortoise moves very slowly, it moves towards whatever the goal is, to keep a democratic capitalistic society functioning.