I'm a bitter, sad, sour young man who makes a career out of hastling people with real careers.

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!

If I screw up raising my kids, nothing I achieve will matter much.

The real joy is in constructing a sentence. But I see myself as an actor first because writing is what you do when you are ready and acting is what you do when someone else is ready.

I was always very shy but as I get older I think, What am I being shy for? You just grow weary of your own hang-ups.

Movies always are open to being remade because times change so much, and the tempo of movies changes. I think of it like a James Bond. They can have different actors play the same role... I've had people come up to me and say, 'We want to remake 'The Jerk' with so and so.' And I say, 'Fine.' It just doesn't bother me. It's an honor actually.

I didn't worry if a bit got no response, as long as I believed it had enough response to linger.