[On Lisa Kudrow:] She's like the best kind of jazz there is. You don't know what note she's going to hit and it's always a surprise.

And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up.

I don't feel particularly typecast because I think I do so many different kinds of things. Whether or not they're seen is another issue.

What brings people down is the same thing over and over.

My father says that almost the whole world is asleep, everybody you know, everybody you see, everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant total amazement.

Once women find a way to form community, everyone reaps the rewards.

The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia.