I became an actor by accident.

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.

Creativity is improvisation

Somewhere in me is a curiosity sensor. I want to know what's over the next hill. You know, people can live longer without food than without information. Without information, you'd go crazy.

Clementine: This is it, Joel. It's going to be gone soon. Joel: I know. Clementine: What do we do? Joel: Enjoy it.

Miramar, my recording company, has decided to offer a compilation of my music for snowboarding, which will have the same cover as the book does.

When someone uses the word 'cult,' it usually says more about them than the group

If you use a poor headline, it does not matter how hard you labor over your copy because your copy will not be read.

The way is in training.

Fair or foul the lot apportioned life on earth, we bear alike.

The development of the faculty of attention forms the real object and almost the sole interest of studies.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.