We certainly had our share of failures early on and worked on a bunch of canceled sitcoms, which were very helpful in learning.

There's something that's delightful about things getting bigger and more over-the-top. Sometimes it's empty, and other times, it's just fun.

That was the political reality of 1987: Saxophones made you cool. That's real! That really happened in our society!

When I was a kid on the playground, fights were about who got to play Han Solo. He's just one of the best characters ever created.

If I love Etta James, it's not just the voice, and it's not just the song, but it's the energy that connects me to her, so if she is strong, I can be strong, too, and if she is sad, I know I am not alone, or if she is joyous, I can connect with that joy.

It must be something extraordinary to be able to say to yourself that the happiness of every French person is in your hands.

I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.

Good clothing is a passport to happiness.