When you connect to a primal idea - life, death, hunger, hope, fear - any of those primal ideas are going to translate, and I think that's the thing that I've always been attracted to in my work.

Tommy Lee Jones is hilarious. I would say, if you look at the body of his work, the character he is most like is the one in 'The Fugitive.' That's how he talks and jokes. That is the type of energy he has.

Those who say I can, and those who say I can't - are both usually right

It's better to be prepared than to get ready.

I do not have to build a perfect wall today. I just have to lay a perfect brick.

I first wanted to be a comedian when I was six or seven and my dad showed me Laurel and Hardy's "Perfect Day" on tv.

Give me about 10 years, I'm going to run for President. If I can squeeze in an NBA championship before that, I'll do it.