There are so many projects that you go into hoping the story works, and here comes a new third act and that kind of thing.

Are we just pretending to be unhappy so that we can add drama to our lives, so that we seem more substantial?

Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.

Nothing seems to matter but ourselves. That's not how I was brought up. I don't recognize the country I live in anymore.

I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter.

We're all capable of anything as human beings. Any emotion, any action. We really are.

Working with Jim Carrey is an absolute gas. I have never laughed so hard for so long. Had he been on-board for the sequel of Dumb & Dumber, I would've jumped on, with no hesitation.

Comedy is hard to do. All the cliches about it are true.

I was haunted by trainers going "Up, up, up, get up." You find yourself picking your head up and then realizing, They aren't talking to me.

I think Michigan keeps you sane and on an even keel through the ups and downs. In Michigan, I do fireworks, shovel snow and live life.

You can't rewrite nothing, but you can rewrite 90 pages of sh*t. Now you've got your sh*t on the page, you can go work.

Lose yourself in the music, not the fog

I remember you from the woods. Where's your sister?""She's busy. Sinning.

Sometimes life is your opponent and just showing up is a victory.

Or maybe watching you enjoy a carefree summer while you fell in love was what kept me out of the hospital in the first place.

I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.

If you help enough people, you don't have to worry about money.

Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough.

Life is short and experiences with remarkable people are rare.

Expressed affection is the best of all methods to use when you want to light a glow in someone's heart and to feel it in your own.

I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.