Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman. It's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town.

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do.

Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.

I believe in eight of the ten commandments. I believe in going to church every Sunday... unless there's a game on.

I hope people find my movies funny and will watch them years from now. And, in terms of writing, I hope that something remains that will not seem old-fashioned, that will still have a ­vibrancy to it 50 years from now.

I don't really manage my time. I really just wait until I'm inspired to do something. And when I'm inspired to do something, it just happens.

Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.