I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.

I knew I could only play Cyrano if he were Americanized. I had no intention of writing the script myself. I was afraid of it. You're playing with fire when you tamper with a classic. So I went looking for a writer. But it was such a personal idea, and anyone I would give it to would make it his own. It's hard to ask Neil Simon to write your idea.

When I first started doing my comedy act, I just desperately needed material. So I took literally everything I knew how to do on stage with me, which was juggling, magic and banjo and my little comedy routines. I always felt the audience sorta tolerated the serious musical parts while I was doing my comedy.

You know when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea: have a point. It makes it so much more interesting for the listener!

She had destroyed whatever was between us by making a profound gaffe: She met me.

What means the most to me changes through the years. There was a time when movies meant the most. But when I'm concentrating on a project, that's what means the most to me.

I just gave my cat a bath. Now how do I get all this fur off my tounge?