My happiest times in the theater are when I do ensemble pieces. I really got into theater because of that closeness.

All I can say is that I've always felt like a very old soul. When I was 3, I felt 60.

Being funny is a symptom of what's underneath. You're pumping out all that energy because something else is going on inside you, some opposing force, something uncomfortable.

I just love kids. I always have.

I certainly went to New York because I was searching. Most people who go to New York are searching.

I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.

I'm from the South, so I tend to tell stories. That's how we express ourselves.

I never like to be the same, whether it be comedy or drama, funny or serious.

Daddy loved his son. Daddy believed his son walked on water. Daddy, Mike had long ago decided, was an idiot.

If you haven't failed you haven't tried anything new...

I wasn't a very good teacher.

Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together.

Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives.

The first thing we have to do is get spending under control in Washington. It's completely out of control. We Republicans came to power to change government, and government changed us.

The spirit of a government must be that of the country. The form of a government must come from the makeup of the country. Government is nothing but the balance of the natural elements of a country.

Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world.

I have a lot of respect for Mexico.

In the managerial organization, the top people sit in judgment; in the innovative organization it is their job to encourage ideas, no matter how unripe or crude.