"Many Republicans have always reminded me of professional W.W.F. wrestlers. They come into the ring all pumped up and acting like they're invincible and that they're going to destroy their opponent. Then they get hit once and fall down and roll around in agony and suddenly seem immobilized by pain, calling for the ref to intervene."

"The dueling maturity levels in high school is such a source of comedy to me. I was always such a late developer. I was last to walk. I was last to ride a bike. I was last to have sex. That's why it's fun to portray one side of your childhood onscreen."

"Forty is the line of demarcation that says you're an adult now. You're an adult, so don't pretend you're a kid anymore."

"In my years of acting, the one thing I was never able to do convincingly was to laugh on camera. Fake-laugh."

"It is a humble truth that experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson."

"We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them good citizens."

"We need to make sure that there's art in the school. Why? Why should art be in the school? Because if art isn't in a school, then a guy like Steve Jobs doesn't get a chance to really express himself because in order for art to meet technology, you need art."

"High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in."