I was with the mujaheddin, the rebels, and they were fighting against the Russians, and they would bring me along. Some of the adventures, when I look back at them now, it's a wonder I'm still around.

DiMaggio was never a rube. He was very smart and very urban. Coming out of the Great Depression, he was the immigrant boy who made it big. Coming back from World War II, he had all the wealth and power that New York aspired to. When New York saw itself as the center of the world, he was its paragon of class.

I'm enough of a patriot to think that the American public makes good choices.

Don't be the schmuck on the other side of the table. Don't get an interview with the guy. Be in the room with him while he's being interviewed by someone else.

I'm really fascinated by the self and how our selves shift and change over time and in relationship to different people.

Just like anyone in the business, I want people to know that I am normal and I'm kind of weird and I like to laugh with my friends.

I wanted to keep that message of food and family alive, and how it brings people together and builds relationships and communication.

There are certain directors who just don't cast diversely in prominent roles. Ever. Often it's just because they don't have a diverse social circle, so they don't think of black or brown people as husbands, best friends, bosses.