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Really, contrary to popular belief, I like to have a good time and not take myself too seriously.
My acting technique is to look up at God just before the camera rolls and say, 'Give me a break.'
It's hard to tell writers, especially in movies, that words are secondary. Behavior is important.
I'm more interested in enjoying my life and looking after my family than being hugely successful.
There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning.
I guess it's ironic. I just did the Gucci cologne ad, and I was the cologne thief in junior high.
We know what the surface of the moon is better than we know what the surface of the sea floor is.
They all went down in droves because just scenes of palm trees and beaches can get pretty boring.
Shooting films in Britain is always difficult, because we've never got enough money to make them.
I don't take any photographs. I travel a lot by myself, and I feel weird taking photos on my own.
The fragrances are really a dream about the possibilities of a life. Nonconformity, no judgement.
I think that to explore the uncomfortable and the politically incorrect is the job of the artist.
No, I don’t wear contacts, and contrary to what some people have said, I do not have a glass eye.
Whenever I drive under a yellow light, I always kiss my finger and tap it on the roof of the car.
I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy.
I enjoy editing when I'm directing, but when someone else is directing, that's their film to cut.
I'd much rather have the freedom, and the obligation to use it responsibly, than be put in a box.
People would see me on a Nickelodeon commercial, and I would hear about it the next day in school
I think that winning the battle in Hollywood is a necessary condition to winning the culture war.
I saw Frank Frazetta's art, and it seared on my memory. I love his paintings. They're so amazing.
Each experience I go through - marriage, my public life, my personal life - I'm learning as I go.
I did a lot of standup from ages 19 to 24 but then stopped to focus on sketch with Broken Lizard.
I have always felt a comedy's story is undercut if you have a villain who is not really menacing.
The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels.
I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star.
I've turned my guest house into this little studio, and we have actors come over and do readings.
Comedian sort of enjoys the darkness because, essentially, he's a thug. He's just not a nice guy.
I think everyone needs to know that I steal biscotti on Delta Airlines. People need to know that.
I learned the biggest lesson just watching Ed McMahon, watching him watch Mr. Carson's monologue.
I would not be unhappy were I the last cisgender male to play a female transgender on television.
I like for there to be a moral, for the character to have gotten something out of the experience.
HBO does something that most networks don't do which is give a show a chance to find their voice.
I'm not very good at taking compliments. It's better than getting slapped in the face, I suppose.
I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.
I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.
If you're not the hero of your talent story, you simply become a player in one you didn't choose.
I hate staying in resorts. When I go on holiday, I like to stay in crappy places with great surf.
You are the vanguard of knowledge and consciousness; a new wave in a vast ocean of possibilities.
I'd like to thank my mother, my father, the Academy. I'm sorry. I was thinking of something else.
If you're afraid to live your life in a glass bubble, how can you do what we do in this industry?
I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death.
Collaboration is about listening to someone else and adding your own feelings about that thought.
I love to play for audiences that are simply made of people rather than so-called special people.
As you get older, you treasure the beautiful things of the past but also see things more clearly.
As long as you can savor the humorous aspect of misery and misfortune, you can overcome anything.
I had a stereotype in my mind of what a 'Star Trek' fans is, but I couldn't have been more wrong.
After serving in the Korean War, I actually started working towards a master's degree in finance.
I love this script [The Hollars] because I'm lucky enough to come from a really tightknit family.
I had never taken acting at Brown to be the beginnings of a career. I always did it just for fun.
It's my theory that if you hear enough applause and laughter at a young enough age, you're doomed