There are performers who have built their whole career doing magic on TV and can’t really perform live at all – don’t really have jobs and skills.
The vast majority of people who have guns never hurt anybody.
The Tea Party claims to want small government.
We aren’t people who believe that just because we’re performers our opinions on everything need to be known.
We knew that we were kind of odd and creeps, and we wanted to do odd, creepy stuff for people who wanted to see that.
Cheerios bring back memories. I actually don’t think I ate them much as a kid, though; maybe it’s some sort of Jungian memory, I don’t know. But they have so much sugar, it’s great.
But it’s much more exciting to make Die Hard. One of the reasons that I think that movie is so successful is it deals with those very important blue-collar relationship themes. But it’s more visually beautiful to show things blowing up. It just gives you more on the screen.
Building a professional relationship on respect as opposed to affection is a very good idea. Running your art projects the way you’d run a dry-cleaning business is also a really good idea. You shouldn’t go into work like you’re going on a date, like you’re hanging out with friends.
Don’t waste too much time wishing, hoping, and being envious; it’ll make you bugnutty.
When you tell other people to do stuff they don’t know how to do, they tend to freak out.
When I buy Windows 98, I’m not only buying something useful, I’m giving money to Bill Gates, which is a really good thing.
We need a president who realizes that there’s no government business in show business.
The most important part of life is work, it’s the flow, it’s getting stuff done, feeling like you’re doing something.
The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all.
Technology adds nothing to art.
Magic is the Special Olympics of entertainment.
I’ve never had a drink of alcohol or any drug in my life.
I’ve been fired from a situational comedy with a script they wrote specifically for me because of my voice.
I’m an amazing mama’s boy.
I’m always surprised when the corporate world does stupid things, because they’re often not very stupid in hindsight.