I always think that there is the good and the bad of it all.

I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.

First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.

There's no downside to having too much experience.

You don't always have to have the ending, but you want to have a satisfactory conclusion.

A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.

I think certain movies work and that is part of the magic of it all. We can't truly define why something succeeds.

I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.

When I began to think about the head of the family, the storyteller, the rise of television which became the new storyteller, the break-up of the American family as an idea and then Avalon came.

Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things.

Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation.

Congratulations, he said. "That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen." His expression was a mix of awe and disbelief. "Ever.

If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.

But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights.

I worry about my voice 24/7 when I'm on tour. It's like a pitcher and his arm. It's constantly the thing that my whole life revolves around.

I’ve got to do something about the way I look. I mean a girl just can’t go to Sing Sing with a green face.

I don't like journalists and I hardly ever talk to them.

With all the traveling and promotion I've been doing for 'Murderball,' its been difficult keeping up with my rugby training.

Ultimately there can be no disagreement between history, science, philosophy, and theology. Where there is disagreement, there is either ignorance or error.

I hope you came out to hear some bluegrass music. If you didn't, we're both in the wrong place.

I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before.