Ill give you an idea of how Jewish Mel Brooks is: Thats a nose job.

I pretend I'm one of the royal family when I'm in a hotel and that the hotel belongs to me - it is a palace.

I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about.

If you have wonderful moments, don't second-guess them, just enjoy them.

The thing you can always rely on, your core person, comes from your family's attention and love.

You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled.

People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue.

A musical is only as good as its director. The same can also be said for the CIA.

I still do live concerts all over the country - about four a month - with singing and characters and improv. It keeps me limber. I'll never lose that. And comedy is still the bread and butter.

What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows.

I think I'm funny because my family, my siblings were funny.

I’ve learned that no matter how inspired, fired up and motivated you might be, the dark clouds will always set in

I spend a lot of time imagining things - in fact, you could say that imagining things is my job.

A humble man rises to great heights and an arrogant man falls deep into the pit he tries to dig for others.

Timshel - thou mayest

The laws of biology are written in the language of diversity.

Why should it be illegal to sell something that's perfectly legal to give away?

I have always been anonymous, that is the position I should be. And it is hard to say why or how you did something, it just happens.

Too much money at a young age, it just takes your eye off the ball. And you're not as hungry as players used to be. You think you've made it before you've done anything.

Somebody can be the captain of the ship, which allows you to make big mistakes.

We are the folk song army, every one of us cares. We all hate poverty, war, and injustice unlike the rest of you squares.