In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.

I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.

I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.

I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies.

I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.

When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.

I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.

I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.

It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.

I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.

I'm a huge poster collector.

They have been promising us for a long time — in every culture — that they are going to take us to heaven. They promise heaven because they are making a hell out of this place.

Work as if you were to live one hundred years pray as if you were to die tomorrow.

You cannot like the word, but what is happening is an occupation - to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians.

Man is made to create, from the poet to the potter.

The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned.

Maybe we need to re-engage our smart, energetic youth around the world to be farmers and find fresh, green technologies that will feed the world more fresh greens.

When a thing bores you, do not do it.

The Gods sell when they give. Glory is paid for with disgrace. Poor are the happy, for they are Just what passes.

There is nothing Madison Avenue can give us that will make us more beautiful women. We are beautiful because God created us that way.

If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line was better.