And I remember looking at Gray Davis and, you know, Gray is the consummate political operative.

We're thrilled to expand our relationship, knowing that with the great team at the Music Group, Word, and Warner Bros., and with their proven record of excellence, we're looking ahead to an even brighter future for Curb.

I was the last Republican lieutenant governor and it's been over 20 years.

And I remember looking at Gray Davis and, you know, Gray is the consummate political operative.

I think you need a really strong businessperson running the state, a person who's used to turning negatives into positives, which is what happens in business.

I think it's a tremendous opportunity, particularly given the complexion of the overall voter structure in California. It's very hard for a Republican to get elected.

And looking at the landslides, you saw how Gore beat Bush so substantially in California.

Take me back again to my hometown I wanna hear again that sweet old sound the only happiness I ever found is back in my hometown.

Ten years ago, it was really difficult for a young actress to walk onto a set and disagree with the director and having that be OK and have a conversation about it and everyone be cool with it.

You'd be surprised how cold you get in the water, especially surfing a place like Pipeline. If the tradewinds are blowing, it gets chilly and sometimes you don't catch a wave for an hour.

It's funny, as you live through something you're not aware of it.

I always thought success was from inside, so it was how diversified you were as a person and how cultivated or how much you cultivated yourself.

Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off screen as he is on. But he also has a very intellectual side, and he's a really nice human being. We actually become good friends.

At first, I didn't like coming down to Los Angeles at all. It's like, everything's black and white compared to where I live out in the middle of nowhere. There's, like, 400 people in my town!

All powers all laws are but the fair embodied thoughts of God.

I just didn't know what the heck I wanted to do with my life, so I drove out to California and got really lucky.

I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? Because of Charles Barkley. I was playing with Charles, Michael Jordan and Roy Green, and Charles was talking so much trash. On every shot, he was talking trash. So I left the tournament, and I went and practiced for a year and half.

People who can dance and sing are often very good at comedy.

You know what's funny is that I have this ongoing relationship with the city of Washington D.C. I went to George Washington University, and my nickname was K-Dub - based on G-Dub - and I'm now on the board of trustees at George Washington University.

With so much to be aware of, awareness bracelets have reverted to signifying nothing more than color itself. Idealism has devolved into fashion.

I don't like rooms you never use or that are wasted space but I also like a sparseness and a cleanness.

It fits my ADD, so that's good. Because I really can't focus on anything for too long. And 'Top Gear's really the easiest thing to do because I'm with my pals. It's like coming home with my friends. We're having so much fun making the show.

I think for anyone - male or female - in improv, the biggest thing to get over is the fear. I think every improviser has that.

Some people are attracted to vulnerability. From my very first album, I've been vulnerable. I've always given parts of me, parts of my life - good, bad, ugly. I've never put up this image as a super-thug. Also, some people just like the music.

I am emboldened by my looks to say things Republican men wouldn't.

I'm not that great with press sometimes.

I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.

My ultimate goal is to create operating systems for myself that allow me to think as little as possible about the silly decisions you can make all day long - like what to eat or where we should meet - so I can focus on making real decisions. Because mental energy is a finite quantity.

I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate your own experience. But of course, I always try. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to learn from that.

Coming to Hollywood at 19 and living in a single apartment with one other guy on Venice Beach was a massive contrast to my upbringing.

From the first moment on the set I was consumed with curiousity about the technical side of shooting a sound picture.

I stopped working a few years ago because I just lost a spark that I'd had before. I thought I'd just try writing, and maybe start directing, but I did it very quietly.