I’ve always believed that there are funny people everywhere, but they’re just not comedians. In fact, some of my best comedic inspirations were not professional entertainers.
All I’ve ever wanted was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.
I’m always looking for something to engage my imagination and take me on a little mental voyage. I just want a new topic in my life.
A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
A joke that works is complete knowledge in a nanosecond...
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you’ll be a mile away and have his shoes.
Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.
Home to me is when someone comes up to me and says, “Can I get a selfie?” No. It’s where your wife and your family are. It’s the emotional place where you feel like you’re not away from it.
Some nights, alone, he thinks of her, and some nights, alone, she thinks of him. Some night these thoughts, separated by miles and time zones, occur at the same objective moment, and Ray and Mirabelle are connected without ever knowing it.
I have found that – just as in real life – imagination sometimes has to stand in for experience.
I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.
I think films are about having a good time, so I don’t know that there’s a message. The message of a film is always what a critic writes, and the fun of a film or the emotion of a film is what the audience feels.
The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
I really enjoy the social aspects of music as much as anything.
I like all kinds of music. I listen to Abigail Washburn, the Punch Brothers, and Marc Johnson, the great clawhammer player. I also listen a lot to Sirius Radio, there’s a lot of bluegrass there.
I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.
All of life’s riddles are answered in the movies.
To have someone play off and be with a band is more pleasurable.
I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.