I do have a dirty sense of humor.

I don't know if I'd call myself a prodigy, but I was a big forensics competitor in high school, and then during college I spent some time working at speech and debate camps as a coach.

I'm unfortunately very verbose too often.

When I left college, I was out of work for three years. I had this dream of being on 'SNL,' and that was all I could imagine.

When you have a kid, it changes your life. It reminds you, this is my life now: I'm responsible for this tiny person. It's so surreal.

Hollywood is the kind of place that takes what you do well in one thing and manufactures it so the joy can be taken out of it.

I love polarizing people.

I was trained as a straight dramatist.

In real life, Josh [Gad] is a different kind of lovable idiot. In real life, he's a much filthier idiot. He has a dirty sense of humor.

I was like a Borscht Belt comedian trapped in the body of a 6-year-old. I was channeling Jackie Mason at 7.

I certainly never imagined 80-year-olds singing along, like they were watching Cats. I'm fascinated by that kind of pop cultural zeitgeist that it's attached itself to.

Rather than risking feeling disappointed, they’re choosing to live disappointed.

Don't say anything. Just act cool, " I whispered.Mavkel started to shiver."Like this?" it asked."No, I mean act calm."Mavkel stopped shivering.

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.

Justification by faith alone, is the hinge upon which the whole of Christianity turns

I needed New Orleans so badly back in 2006, just somebody to believe in me, somebody to care about me

It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being. Religion is as necessary to reason, as reason is to religion.

Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.

Those who labor for bread or money alone are condemned to their reward.

One of my goals from really early on was that if I was ever fortunate enough to be successful in music, I would want to stay the same person and the same songwriter.

So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.