"A good rule for mental conduct—think whatever it makes you truly happy to think."

“I guess it's a kind of a goal for any actor to be the lead of a movie. Not for ego reasons, but because it is creatively the biggest challenge.”

“The art of those who govern consists above all in the science of employing words.”

Source : Gustave Le Bon (1947). “The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind”, p.59, Lulu.com

“And my mother caught wind of this. She never had really tried to guide my career or really had any say in my life as an adult, but this was the one time she said she would never speak to me again if I quit acting.”

“When you finally go back to your old home, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood.”

“For some reason, cats are usually addressed familiarly, though no cat has ever drunk bruderschaft with anyone.”

“I think comedy's just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.”

“A character does seem to have a life of its own, but I have what I'd describe as a very fluid relationship with them - as I'm thinking of what they will be like, they shift in and out of focus - they are a projection of some idea inside of me, even if a character is inspired by an actual person, I'm well aware that it is not that person. My job is to identify the essence of the character, and to bring them to life long enough to commit the acts, say the words or simply "be" in a way that allows them to affect and be affected by other elements and events in the imaginary world of a story.”

Source : "Interviews: On Cartooning". "POV", www.pbs.org.

“The author's mentor advises the NAKED method of breaking the ice at the first meeting: Name, Address, Kin, Experience, and Dreams.”