Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth

I was a dummy in school.

A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting

Nobody's strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.

I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am.

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.

I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then

My parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere. I take our youngsters with us because I don't know anything that teaches them so much.

I'm the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life, you figure it can't ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how long a thing like this will last

Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.

I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me

Every one of our thoughts needs freedom and space in order to bloom and express beauty.

I'm honestly ashamed to call you my friend sometimes.

The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.

I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.

Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend.

This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything.

There's a new Osama bin Laden video. He's the only person that is looking thin during the holidays. How does he do it? I think he's going to Jenny Craig.

Working with Gabby [Sidibe], I realized immediately that she was amazingly talented. I could tell just by the way she'd get into the role.

You ask a person what their personal favorite song on the album is, and it's literally the one with the least amount of listens if you looked at the statistics of it.

I'm really a strong advocate of ageing because the messages that the media and advertising give to women infuriate me: ie that it's a bad thing to get old.