“The whole idea is just to continue to make movies that I enjoy playing and that audiences are going to enjoy me in just to put out quality on a lot of different levels.”

In business, you take a swing and you hope that you hit a home run, but sometimes you strike out. Strikeouts and failures are important. Being down, getting punched in the gut every once in a while by life and coming back up, that’s accomplishment.

Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied.

I love driving the cool cars, but there is nothing like driving a pickup truck.

Once you believe in who you are and who you were born to be, it can be very powerful.

I don’t worry about overexposure [in work], I think it’s important just to go in, and think about quality work and try to put the best movies out.

Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.

You’ve got to keep your finger on the pulse of what your audience is thinking and know what they’ll accept from you.

Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.

You will go one on one with the Great One!

There is no substitute for hardwork. Always be humble and hungry.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

I’m very low-key. I don’t really blend in, so it’s difficult to go out in public. I like to do things that are kind of quiet, whether it’s a dinner at my house or a restaurant, or a movie night at home.

If you are halfway smart, and you could really listen to the audience, you could really learn a lot.

Those who are truly brave, shall never live in fear.

If you’re going to make a comedy and if your sole interest is in making people laugh and feel good and entertaining them, then you check your ego at the door.

The only thing strong about the French Army is their damn body odor.

I love it when I come across a word I don’t know. And I would never treat my audience like they weren’t smart enough to come along with me.

I’ve just got to be myself and hopefully people will find me. And my audience did find me.

I’ve always believed that the way you affect your audience is more important than how many of them are there.

I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.

The audience is the controlling factor in the actor’s life. It is practically infallible, since there is no appeal from its verdict. It is a little like a supreme court composed of irresponsible minors.

You know, an hour and fifty-four minutes is too much for audiences. They get nervous.

No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It’s a thin line between celebration and menace.

I like making money like anybody else, and I’m paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.