Writers do the self-censoring before they even get to the studio executive, because they know the film will not run that gauntlet. They, because they want to get their films made, they censor it.

I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods.

I've given up asking questions. l merely float on a tsunami of acceptance of anything life throws at me ... and marvel stupidly.

I just like the fact I can make a film which might give comfort to some people who think they are the only crazy person in the world and suddenly they see there are two crazy people in the world.

I was doing political cartoons and getting angry to the point where I felt I was going to have to start making and throwing bombs. I thought I was probably a better cartoonist than a bomb maker.

John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. Years later that produced a certain team effort.

I don't think you ever learn just one thing. At some point you start unlearning things. I have been working hard to unlearn everything I know.

You get trapped by stories. Though I've got this reputation for being out of control, it's not true, it just happens to be a more interesting story than the truth.

I was an incredible Anglophile. I found people who shared the same sense of humor and attitude toward the world.

Literally overnight, I became an animator... and one that was well-known.

Because I dislike being quoted I lie almost constantly when talking about my work.

Life should be like a good Tweet - short, pithy, convey a message and inspire others to follow.

Enjoy every blessing you can get from ever setback and quickly move on. Don't dwell too much on a setback. Don't miss out other blessings ahead...

I chose law because writing was involved. I didn't realize how boring legal writing was, but I even learned to love that.

The Banh Mi sandwich is really the only good argument for colonialism.

Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.

There's something about pulling out a real tape from a shelf and looking at it and knowing that 'Everlong' is on it, or 'Best of You' is on it, and it's really special.

That's because international Islamic religious fanatics have the same goal as the Axis fascists - the destruction of our way of life.

Speed focuses the mind. It cuts through the fog of drab everyday living and keeps us on our toes. Speed works. Speed saves lives. Speed is good. And we should have more of it, not less.

I think the (brawl) made the league and the players more conscious of our responsibility to the public.

You get no points for style when it comes to putting. It's getting the ball to drop into the cup that counts.