All these kids in Hollywood, the people born and raised out here, their parents are all in show business, and that's why I think we're good. That's why we're on top of the game now because we were born in it.

I think you gotta look at stuff half-full as opposed to half-empty.

People should stop poking fun at other people and worry about themselves. The reality is that my movies all have made money.

I'm Jewish. I've always had a thing where it's okay to dance with the devil, just don't become the devil.

I just want to kind of tackle every kind of form that exists in the comedy world; whether it be stand-up or hidden camera or parody. Kind of slap it in a movie with hip-hop artists and actors, comedians and girls. I just want to do something fun.

Few if any teenagers can relate to getting up for school and finding famous comics like Pryor and Williams hanging out in your living room after a hard night of partying. But that's Hollywood.

You have to go away to come back. That's just normal. That's with bands, actors, comedians, everything.