[Kids] are just like annoying short people

I wore a thong and a bra and a wig. Those things hurt. I mean, thongs? Like, they dig in. It takes a tough man to be a woman.

It's not really difficult to go from one voice into the next. It's like asking you to sing a line of Happy Birthday and then Goodnight Irene - assuming you know the words to both those songs

Godzilla's a monster for the '90s. He's been working out.

When you become deeply involved with someone, their problems become yours, and vice versa. It's family.

I guess I'm used to seeing actors, but rock musicians still hold a special magic for me.

I was hedging my bets by the time I got to college. I was interested in drama and journalism and psychology.

There's no experience like on-the-job training.

You never know who's going to kill you until you meet them.

Once someone is in your family orbit, there's a mutual responsibility, and whatever happens to them happens to you.

I ask for a lot of advice from different fathers - all kinds of dads.

My father said that artists see the world differently than normal people. I see a tree where you mights see a collection of lines, shapes, and shadows.

The Lord God knows exact when to act.

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived.

I don't want to be one of those people that's constantly promoting myself on Twitter. I think the fun thing about Twitter is being able to share all the little random things that happen in my life.

You can grow without destroying the things that you love.

People really love 'Madea' movies and get a kick out of them. They're phenomenally successful. People get excited when a new one's coming out.

I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.

Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.

In the '70s, you had to come up with an album every year whether you were ready or not.

Custom meets us at the cradle and leaves us only at the tomb.