So much of male heterosexual comedy can be steeped in a gay panic. A lot of juvenile comedy is predicated on that.
If I can go from burglar for the government to talk show host, you can go from entertainer to congressman.
When His Holiness won the Nobel Peace Prize, there was a quantum leap. He is not seen as solely a Tibetan anymore; he belongs to the world.
Take a moment every day to find peace. Pull over to the side of the road, turn off the radio, and find peace.
I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.
It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.
But I have returned to one hundred percent playing this year. I am fully back to playing full time.
Nobody's perfect. Everyone slides here and there, and they have their ups and downs. When they are down, that is not the time to step all over them.
There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage of ticket sales back to filmmakers.
I'm very happy with the success of short films. In fact, for me, the short films make more money than the features.
Why do you judge me as a musician, John? All I'm interested in is making money.
I enjoy money. Not enough people in this world are happy. I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me.
Just selling through a movie theater is not ever going to be a viable way to make money back on a movie anymore.
Anyone who's putting money into your movie would always rather you cast well-known people.
Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper structure, those with money and power.
But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.
My wish is to be a catalyst, to push for solutions, to broker peace talks, to ensure accountability, especially for those who committed and are still organizing unspeakable crimes.
If I could cause world peace by taking someone out to lunch, I'd go, 'Well, war isn't that terrible.'
World Peace Day is envisioned to become a moment of global unity - it is up to each and every one of us to make this a reality.
I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement.
I would like to end world hunger and create world peace, stop corruption, stop drugs getting to kids.
