"I am not a politician, and I have never had any political ambitions."

"The deeper the truth in a creative work, the longer it will live."

"The world is in a mess, and I'm here to make it laugh."

"We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness—not by each other's misery."

"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."