The people who can be helping to make movies that have blacks and Latinos and women and all that - that movie doesn't come to you. Because the idea is that there's no place for black movies.

If you get a little gassy, you've got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee cushion.'

I believe that parts of people like John Garfield and Moms Mabley, the parts of them that I needed to be able to do what I'm doing, came into me. There's a very nice feeling that there are many, many spirits inside of me looking after me . . .

I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.

If there wasn't something called acting, they would probably hospitalize people like me.

You know what? I think the American people are a little pissed, and I think they're pissed at both parties - I think they're really pissed at both parties - and it will be reflected during election time.

That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.