It's nice to be important, but it's also important to be nice. Never forget that.

To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of patronizing.

I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.

Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

A good wife must be strong enough to pull a plough and have a very erotic physique.

For a number of years in England nobody had any idea what I looked like.

Jews have a tendency to become comedians.

The worrying thing is there's so much latent hatred of the guy [Donald Trump] and this guy isn't even president yet.

I think pulling off, pulling off a kind of fake documentary of me being a, you know, actual dictator would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible.

Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.

I don't know if I'm brave.

You cannot clean a dirty wall with dirty hands.

The people who are scared of ghosts are the ones who discuss most about them.

Today's new age parenting guarantees you'll hear children screaming, whining, and begging for items and attention in an airplane, store or any other public place.

Composing's not voluntary, you know. There's no choice, you're not free. You're landed with an idea and you have responsibility to that idea.

I do not believe that the desires of young boys cause catastrophic events. The actions of humans do.

I wanted to write music, and cook, and play cards, and have a nice time.

Some plays just come out of me, just on instincts. I'll make a play and wonder, How did I do that?

The Big Lie makes those who toil appear to be idle, while those who speak into dictaphones appear to be the hard workers.

Probably? So you're asking me to trust my life to steel wool and peanut butter?" "Poisoned peanut butter." "Cal, I don't care if it's nuclear peanut butter.

I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way, he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.