Quotes About Perception

Generally it's not a good idea to wear Banana Republic - type khaki journalist clothes in a war zone. You might look too much like something that's supposed to be shot, such as a journalist.

Yeah, there were a few years in the early nineties where I really began to hate what was valued as funny and just sort of what was valued in stand-up, period.

One of the many things I want to do is dig us out of that hole so that guys, in particular, can go: "Oh, yeah. Those people are really funny. I've seen that person. It's a woman. They are funny."

I know jazz is completely un-American. But the reason why America doesn't like it is because it's not funny. We [americans] have made jazz funny.

You never think of films being really creepy that you're in because you just remember the funny stuff.

As for jokes, I don't think it's necessarily that what I write is funny.

People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I'm as sane as anyone who's done what I've done in movies can be.

Well, it's funny because, "The Green Leaves of Summer" and "The Alamo" theme are the same thing. There's just - the Brothers Four was a different recording of it.

[Baz Luhrmann] is funny, to be quite honest with you.

Meeting Helen Mirren was a fabulous experience. I had played it out in my mind, how I should greet her when we would be introduced. But the way we met was funny because I just didn't recognise her!

He hasn't an enemy in the world, and none of his friend like him.

I am only able to be honest. And sometimes my view of the world is pretty dark. But still funny.

If I think something's funny, I think it's funny.

Moshe Dayan, who said to Sammy Davis, Jr., That's funny, to me you only look half Jewish. Never got a dinner!

Ain't it funny what people say? Ain't it funny what people write?

I thought I was supposed to have a fake six-pack in this scene

My whole head is like I've had a face lift.

The Stones were nasty and ugly and doing songs I was familiar with.

Anything that's really grounded in humanity and is real, but just happens to be faux pas, or just really shouldn't be funny, I like it.

When I was born I brought no joy, my father said he wanted a boy!

People get starstruck when they meet me, it's quite funny.

If I'm in something funny, I like to try and find some kind of serious line in it that people can relate to.

I'm definitely guilty of thinking something is funny but thinking the audience won't. Then three years later I will finally try it and it'll kill them. I got to give them more credit.

I have a feeling that we are doing better in the war than the people have been told.