A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.

The only thing you owe the public is a good performance.

I was born when you kissed me. I died when you left me. I lived a few weeks while you loved me.

Things are never so bad they can't be made worse.

Well everybody in Casablanca has problems. Yours may work out.

I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.

You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.

A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.

All you owe the public is a good performance.

I made more lousy pictures than any actor in history.

The whole world is about three drinks behind.

The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.

I've been around a long time. Maybe the people like me.

The only point in making money is, you can tell some big shot where to go.

Acting is experience with something sweet behind it.

I can't say I ever loved my mother; I admired her.

Awards are meaningless for actors, unless they all play the same part.

Things are never so bad they cant be made worse.

Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.

Do we really want a society in which the stigma of going on the dole has been erased?

I've never been a shirt-off, pants-off kind of comedy guy.

I was a pretty good imitator of Roy Acuff, but then I found out they already had a Roy Acuff, so I started singin' like myself.

Humor is an antidote to all ills.

Rooting for the offense is the safe way to go. You win either way.

Classifying the stars has helped materially in all studies of the structure of the universe.

There seems to be a great misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.

Everything that looks to the future elevates human nature.

Consciousness is the perception of what passes in mans own mind.

It is important to democratize personal genetics and make it more accessible.

Don't you dare alter your inner freak.

I've been voted one of Australia's 50 national treasures. I've even had my face on an Australian stamp - the only non-Australian to do so, apart from the Queen, of course.

To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.

You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power.

I am beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.

I have certain signatures, certain cutting principles. It could be a raw-edged seam; it could be leaving the lining of sheepskin exposed so it's not perfectly finished. I invent new ways to do it, but the end goal is always the same.

Meditation provides a way of learning how to let go. As we sit, the self we've been trying to construct and make into a nice, neat package continues to unravel.

Mulan is so important in Chinese folklore - a fearless girl who cared about her family and country so much that she was willing to join the fight and sacrifice herself.

Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.

I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student.

Kermit was the Everyman, the original Tom Hanks, but I have a special place in my heart for Fozzie Bear. The classic borderline hacky entertainer.

I am supposed to owe the government something like $100 million. I couldn't squeeze out a dime.

I am a child of digital generation. I have done most of the records with Rilo Kiley on computers, on Pro Tools or other digital programs.