Building a professional relationship on respect as opposed to affection is a very good idea. Running your art projects the way you'd run a dry-cleaning business is also a really good idea. You shouldn't go into work like you're going on a date, like you're hanging out with friends.

I'm always fascinated by the use of the first-person plural talking about sports.

Before you can read, you know the difference between a story and reality. And, of course, by the time you're old enough to do any real damage with an Uzi, you've learned that difference.

But it's much more exciting to make Die Hard. One of the reasons that I think that movie is so successful is it deals with those very important blue-collar relationship themes. But it's more visually beautiful to show things blowing up. It just gives you more on the screen.

Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving.

If you want to turn out an atheist child, unconditional love constantly is a good way to do it.

There are performers who have built their whole career doing magic on TV and can't really perform live at all - don't really have jobs and skills.