I am convinced, completely convinced, that there was nothing random about [the adoption], she is the daughter I should have.

I'm a sucker for a funny script. And then, as soon as I don't wanna be, one comes along and grabs me.

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

People are always telling me that change is good. But all that means is that something you didn't want to happen has happened.

[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.

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.

It's triumphant for someone to wake up to life. I feel a tremendous sense of liberation. You want to be able to use both your intuitive side and your go-get-'em side with no blame.