The Muppets are no joke. They are for real. Each one has an agent and manager and all that stuff. I'm not even kidding.

When you have writers who recognize they're making a wrong turn and correct it, I knew I was in good hands.

You haven't experienced anything until you've been to Africa. You know the world is bigger than you are after you see Africa.

And remember how he wrote the first Rocky in a few days, and wouldn't sell the script even though he was starving, because they wanted to put somebody else in the lead role. To see what he's accomplished, dog, that's what it's all about.

Never stop being YOU. I am out to be the best ME I can be. Do what you LOVE and you will be badass.

Never let anyone define you. You are the only person who defines you. No one can speak for you. Only you speak for you. You are your only voice.

I've always had this juxtaposition of characters, because I'm an artist. I'm a very quiet person at home and introspective and the whole deal, and then I can be really big later. I had no problem.