An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it's a play or movie.

I became very critical of zoos and circuses and keeping animals in captivity. I wish it was against the law.

I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.

I'm better off not socializing. I make a better impression if I'm not around.

At its best, life is completely unpredictable.

There's something dangerous about what's funny. Jarring and disconcerting. There is a connection between funny and scary.

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.

I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

We have no way of knowing what lays ahead for us in the future. All we can do is use the information at hand to make the best decision possible.

I play so many villains and strange, troubled people. I don't have that kind of life. I live in the country. I've been married nearly 50 years. I have a cat.

My father was a lesson. He had his own bakery, and it was closed one day a week, but he would go anyway. He did it because he really loved his bakery. It wasn't a job.

A man's heart is small, but it is surrounded by the immensity of its soul. Sometimes our words may appear silent, but they are certainly heading for infinity.

The last unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone.

I think up until the point when we started in the business, which was in the early '70s, most of the humor was political. The smart humor was political satire.

Fate operates when people give up

We from every religion feel comfortable in Britain because there is a host. The Church of England is a good host, it has been a major force in shaping England into such a tolerant society.

Taste has never been corrupted by simplicity.

The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son

The hardest lies to detect are the ones surrounded by truth.

Beef is best served like steak: Well done, get a gun in ya face.

I think you can have a Left that isn't culturally conservative talking about lunch-bucket issues.