You know what your problem is, it's that you haven't seen enough movies - all of life's riddles are answered in the movies.

With comedy, you never know until you put it in front of an audience. You shoot it and a year later you have no idea if it's going to work. And then you get the response. It's great when it's good.

You know, there's a moment when you're famous when it's unbearable to go out because you're too famous. And then there's a moment when you're famous just right.

I loved doing 'Pennies from Heaven.' Because you have to understand that I'd been doing comedy for 15 to 20 years, and suddenly along came the opportunity to do this beautiful film. It was so emotional to me. I loved it. I don't think it was a good career move, but I have no regrets about doing it.

I'm always looking for something to engage my imagination and take me on a little mental voyage. I just want a new topic in my life.

There are some people that will not pick up a phone and call you, but if you knock on a door and talk to them, they'll talk back to you.

I don't think comic timing is the same as music timing, but I definitely find that I've learned from just writing in general that songs can be narrative without having a story.