Peter Sellers was just a brilliant actor, and also comedic.

I never cultivated a personality. Almost everyone who is really famous has cultivated a personality.

I just don't think I've ever been comfortable at public functions and selling myself as an entity.

Where [a]can you trust your own thoughts and your own intentions? Everywhere, hopefully, but it isn't always that easy. Sometimes, you have to help yourself along.

Mark Twain is a universe, and he is also a kind of American authority figure. He can say things to America that other people can't say, in a way that can truly be heard.

Hollywood is wonderful, but it does eat its young.

My only challenge is to entertain. And I accomplish my task better when I myself am entertained by what I am doing. I am very critical of myself, I constantly set the bar higher and higher. I try to surpass myself. That`s all. But I also know how to preserve myself, to not let myself get bedazzled by the smoke and mirrors.