Is Walt turning over in his grave? A man named Joe Roth runs Disney right now-he gave me the go-ahead and total freedom to do whatever I wanted to do.

I couldn't care less about being a presenter at the Oscars.

Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

There is no question that [Dan] Quayle is an uneducated idiot. But someone, somewhere cleverly realized that the best diversion from Bush is to put on a clown show.

I don't want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you're screwed.

It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry.