I didn't take anything from anyone - first of all. Second of all, I opened a comedy club with money that I saved over 25 years. I created jobs.

You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact.

Nobody with a victim mentality will get anywhere. Ever. They will never succeed.

I feel lucky that I'm working at all. I don't take any job for granted. I enjoy this. It's all enjoyable for me. It's all part of it.

The problem with the economy isn't that people aren't paying their fair share of taxes.

I would love to have a part opposite a great actor - like, say, Pacino or De Niro or Hoffman. And to work with a top director. That's my dream.

My dad would always say, 'What can you do to make the world a better place?' Well, I can make people laugh.

If you build it, nerds will come.

Sometimes the best way to make 'em laugh is to show 'em how you honestly feel.

Apparently, I said what a lot of people are thinking and a lot of people have thanked me.

I do see your point, but to me, I'm just a mouse compared to the President of the United States.

I love round tables, " said Magnus brightly. "They suit me so much better than square.

After all this time, he had hope, and then hope was gone, and he hates himself for giving in to hope. He, who exists only to kill the hopes of others, could not destroy the hope within himself.

Dicing with death is one man’s cup of tea, but another man’s poison. I just didn’t fear anything.

Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.

In acting, you draw so much on your private life.

I was use to wearing things that accentuated and flattered my bust and waist (just shakin' what my mama gave me) and definitely not my thighs.

Of course I voted for him. He wasn't a politician; he was a craze.

Not to appreciate life, all of life, is not to deserve it.

Sometimes it seemed to me a cruelty that so much was unresolved between us; at other times, a blessing that a hope of reunion lingered.

I'd like people to know that you can head off kidney disease, maybe prevent a transplant or stop the disease from progressing after detection by doing a simple urine test in the doctor's office.