"I tend to show everything I do to my family, to check they won't be offended."

"My family isn't really all that different from anyone else's. Well, maybe they're a bit more entertaining."

"It's odd the things that people remember. Parents will arrange a birthday party, certain it will stick in your mind forever. You'll have a nice time, then two years later you'll be like, 'There was a pony there? Really? And a clown with one leg?'"

"When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard."

"I think there's a tremendous split between people who've been through a war and people who haven't."

"I think Gina Rowlands is an amazing actress."

"The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side."

"In the depths of adversity, the mind is a garden where thoughts are the seeds."