"Tolerance to my mind has been greatly overrated . . . . I take as much pleasure in detesting the good brothers and sisters of the [Anti-Saloon] League as they have in hating me."

“Imagine if, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast residents had to wait on Democrats and Republicans to agree on cuts before receiving clean water or loans to rebuild. Congress’ negotiations often come slow or not at all.”

Source : "Season of Calamities Necessitates Compassion Aid: Don’t Require Offsets for Emergency Disaster Relief" by Cedric Richmond, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 1, 2011.

“Intellectual capital will always trump financial capital.”

“The grossest, the cruelest, the most selfish, the most easily pervertible and perverted thing in this world, is government.”

“An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God that'd be a boring career.”

Source : Interview with AVC, film.avclub.com. September 8, 2011.

“Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help”

“I didnt get this physique by not eating tacos.”

“It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.”

“I worship scones and danishes. If I never had another meal, I wouldn't care as long as I could eat pastries and jelly doughnuts.”