To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.

God is either cruel or incompetent.

The comedies are not a million laughs on the set. Its business and the dramas are business as well, really. When I'm writing it I struggle more with drama because I started out in comedy.

[Stanley] Kubrick was a great artist and a perfectionist. He always wanted the exact right thing. He did a million takes. Everything had to be perfect. I'm an imperfectionist. I don't really care that much about the work. I write quickly. I'm careless. I shoot carelessly.

Paris is particularly beautiful in the rain. It was just a nice experience for me, a pleasant experience, and I was able to present it to the world through my eyes, very subjectively - not realistically, but subjectively.

Arlene and I have to get a divorce. She thinks I'm a pervert because I drank our water bed.

My grammy never gave gifts, you know. She was too busy getting raped by Cossacks.