If the [actors] are working, and I have a dinner engagement, I don't do 20 takes. I do five takes and go home. I want to go to dinner.

The whole thrust of science and the medical profession is to try and prevent it from happening, to try to prolong life, to keep you from dying, to keep you from getting older, to rejuvenate you. I mean, that's everybody's wish. The fountain of youth is everybody's sought-after thing.

The only thing standing between me and greatness is me.

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?

There is no question that there is an unseen world. The problem is, how far is it from midtown and how late is it open?

I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.

Magic has always been of a great interest of mine. I was an amateur magician when I was young. I used to practice and read up on it a lot. I'm well-aware of the history of magic.