You can perceive life as tragic, or you can laugh at the tragedy of it and that turns it into comedy. It doesn't change the circumstances.

Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.

No matter what I have to say, I'm still trying to say it in comedic form.

I had a lot of fun working with John Candy. We had a pretty good rapport.

My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone else's rules.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma.

I always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work.

I collect spores, molds, and fungus.

I was the little guy who knew how to tie a necktie. It came from having absentee parents. They were tremendously loving and caring people who, by circumstance, had to go to work.

Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it.

Passionately desired, graciously received.

Wait! Don't applaud my cheapness! I've got other crap I need help with!

The States are nations.

I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb.

Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one?

It is necessary, if one would read aright, that he should read at least two newspapers, representing both sides of important subjects.

No time for poetry but exactly what is.

Life is adventure, not predicament.

Part of language design is perturbing the proposed feature in various directions to see how it might generalize in the future.

I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate.