Whenever I play with him , I usually try to make it a foursome - the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer.

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.

A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?

No one party can fool all of the people all of the time; that's why we have two parties

I always like to go to Washington D.C. It gives me a chance to visit my money.

My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.

When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.

The good news is that Jesus is coming back. The bad news is that he's really pissed off.

The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.

I don't do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting elected.

Most people become bankrupt through having invested too heavily in the prose of life. To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honour.

We are the natural nurturers of the Earth Mother. The Earth Mother needs our help, she needs our prayers. We need to educate the women of the world that prayer works.

I have depth. I've read Proust. No, wait, that was Pooh. Winnie the Pooh. My bad" Charley Davidson.

It is great to work on different scripts with different directors who have different styles. You get so much experience from that.

Sudan, I've come to discover, is a country which, once it gets hold of you, does not let go.

I can't be enticed by a big commercial film.

You have to laugh at yourself. Otherwise you'll waste all that great material.

As opposed to coming up with something fantastic and trying to sell it to a studio, now all you have to do is get people to believe what you believe.

Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight.