It's very difficult to get your ideas to Hollywood if you're the average Joe or Jane. An agent wouldn't bother with you.

I think there is a danger there of being mean to people and humiliating people and embarrassing people just because it might get you ratings. It is a disturbing trend.

A lot of reality shows tend to harp on the negative. The person isn't pretty enough or can't sing well enough or maybe isn't even funny enough.

I want to entertain people, whether it be with a comedy, a drama or a movie. An idea's an idea.

I'm trying to tell a story, to entertain. I try and do something that might just take people's minds off their troubles.

It is a different breed of person who wants to be on a reality-TV show.

People are tired of just watching their TV set passively. They are playing interactive games today. They are on the Internet interacting. They want to be part of their TV set.

A knowledgeable curious mind is the bridging ground for ideas.

Every man needs his Siren To check his courage and strength When he hears her song In his travels through the unknown.

Find what is beautiful in a person and appreciate it. Ignore what is wrong.

The simplest things are the hardest to understand.

Man is still responsible. ... His success lies not with the stars but with himself. He must carry on the fight of self-correction and discipline.

I think the best people are the ones who are just as nice and fun. This is really cheesy, but you only have one life - why spend most of it pretending to be cool?

Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket... the least understood and the least noticed

There's something very edgy about Bill Murray out there improvising.

In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.