If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity.

You need to be silly to be funny.

If there's anything I'm not pompous about, it's myself or my work. But I seem to be able to play it.

The political scene is already so turgid, it doesn't need more of that from me.

What does God need with a starship?

I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.

My kids say if there's any family dinner that doesn't result in somebody crying, it's not a good dinner. They cry because it helps relieve them of a guilt or some onerous emotional burden. It's like a family tradition.