John Cusack is a dream. I did one one-on-one scene with him and we got to shoot it so many times, and he did it different every time.

I prepared for the part by drinking, but I was sober when I was performing

Milk Duds kept me going.

The gun issue is a big, unresolved issue in this country right now. I think it's out of control

When I'm with my friends I'm funny, but I don't feel like I'm a funny clown

I never thought I was funny, but I enjoy being funny

I think at the end of a show, you have to walk out with a message. That's my hardest struggle right now; that's what I'm working towards.

I love improvisation.

As an actor, you have to have your history.

Years ago I was a runway model, and I used to get laughs. I thought it was a joke anyway

I never thought I was funny, but I enjoy being funny.

General literature without the humbug, " was the New Yorker's original mission.

Break the habit of negative thoughts and beliefs before they succeed in breaking you and your destiny.

I was walking after opportunities in my life, but I forgot that every second of my life is an opportunity.

Only the man who lives in the laws of GOD is free

You know, this is what I've always thought a college should look like.

Race remains a significant challenge in America.

The two world wars boosted American power and devastated potential rivals to an extent that could not have lasted more than a few decades.

If Jay spent as much time studying as he does trying to be a comedian, he'd be a big star.

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.

A convention is an agreed-upon falsehood, a permitted lie.