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.

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.

Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.

I don't care about Clinton's haircuts or his affairs or any of that stuff.

There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things.

You should never try irony or self-effacing humour.

My father described me as the oldest baby he'd ever seen. I apparently was very serious and reflective.