Albert [Brooks] was rare in that he could make adults laugh. He was a prodigy. At age 15 and 16, he could make my dad laugh uncontrollably. And whenever we had parties, some of the funniest people of my generation - whether it was Billy Crystal or Robin Williams or John Belushi - would be doing shtick.

TV's great. I think the best stuff is happening on television.

I love working with my dad, but I need to be independent and do my own stuff.

People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities.

Women are more in touch with their feelings, they're more emotionally developed, they know what's important in life, and the men run around like idiots trying to figure that out until they meet a woman that can show them what's important.

The problem we have right now in Washington is we don't have the face of a leader.

The idea of playing a part where I get to wear a completely undetectable hairpiece... you can't walk away from that.