This life is a gift, and to reject that gift or abuse that gift is not human and not worthy of us.

Television has its own award. It's called the Emmy. It's a good award. I like it. I have one. But you don't see movies like 'The King's Speech' win Oscars and then go to TV and qualify for Emmys. In documentaries, some networks have been able to game the system.

All I ask is that you not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey.

A lot of political people, especially people on the left, have forgotten the importance of humor as an incredible weapon, and a vehicle through which to affect change.

L.A. - talk about a cruel city: Patients are forcibly removed from hospitals.

Bush's presidency is revisionism-proof. We're going to be recovering from it for the rest of our lives.

My films don't have instant impact because they're dense with ideas that people have not thought about. It takes a while for the American public to wrap its head around some of the things I'm saying.