What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore.

Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.

Since childhood, I’ve been a clown. I’ve always liked being very funny or trying to make people laugh. It’s my original self.

I’m a pretty funny guy, and I would love to do a comedy with a bunch of funny guys – movie-star guys, where they could help me through it.

I am a giant proponent of giant screens. But I accept the fact that most of my movies are going to be seen on phones.

As we all know, sequels can be tricky.

Growing up I didn’t watch movies.

There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.

A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favorite part of the business, live concerts.

I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him.

The greatest thing about being a comedian is knowing other comedians. And you get to talk to them. Its the most fun.

I make pop culture.

Those movies sure got me into a rut.

One of the powerful temptations is that of the cinema palace. The cinema has undoubtedly an enormous attraction for boys, and people are constantly cudgelling their brains how to stop it. But it is one of those things which would be very difficult to stop even if it were altogether desirable.

I’m Mickey Mouse. They don’t know who’s inside the suit.

I do admire Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen, but I’m a philistine. I like the good life too much; I’m not good at going on stage night after night and on wet Wednesday afternoons.

I don’t want people at my shows to come out and say, ‚I just saw a cool show.‘ I want them to say, ‚I had fun at the show.‘ I want it to be a collaborative thing and be part of the audience and have them be part of me. I try to interact with everyone there and have them be equal to me because they are.

Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.

You can always think of something like the Xbox 360 as a super set-top box that can do everything the set-top box does, but then have the graphics to do the games as well.

‚Best Man Holiday‘ was a very successful film.

Chris Rock does the political thing really well, but that never worked for me.

I love to pop up at the movie theaters. I love to treat the people who are there.

I love music, and after my first experience with movies, I can’t wait to do more.

I sell escapism.

You think I’m going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way.

According to Lifetime, I don’t know anything about TV.

Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word – and actually wanting to see you.

Taking in a baseball game on TV is also a big treat.

Kids end up seeing my movies anyway but some of the mothers get mad at me so I figured I’d make one that I can’t get yelled at for.

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

I work hard for the audience. It’s entertainment. I don’t need validation.

There is no such thing as fun for the whole family.

March is a month without mercy for rabid basketball fans. There is no such thing as a ‚gentleman gambler‘ when the Big Dance rolls around. All sheep will be fleeced, all fools will be punished severely… There are no Rules when the deal goes down in the final weeks of March. Even your good friends will turn into monsters.

The PC has improved the world in just about every area you can think of. Amazing developments in communications, collaboration and efficiencies. New kinds of entertainment and social media. Access to information and the ability to give a voice people who would never have been heard.

I don’t think I’m supposed to boss other people around just because I’m a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I’ve seen it happen. I don’t call those people out – they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation.

When you come to my show, I want it to feel like opera, like a theatre.

I was arrested for lip-syncing karaoke.

If my films make one more person miserable, I’ll feel I have done my job.

If an idea isn’t exciting, you shouldn’t do it.

The only difference between Benito and Bad Bunny is 16 million followers on Instagram. And the money that Bad Bunny has in the bank. Benito had, like, $7. The numbers are different, but I’m still the same. Even my insecurities remain the same.

As a producer, as a CEO of Hartbeat Productions, I am making deals to put my company in place to win, to put my staff to work so that while all this stuff is going on, they’re in the kitchen cooking. So it’s understanding the longevity of the entertainment business; you get out of it what you put into it.

I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play.

Diana Ross is a big inspiration to all of us. We all grew up watching everything about her – her mike placement, her grace, her style and her class.

I think Mick Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image.

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when ‚Jolene‘ was a big hit.

You make ‚em, I amuse ‚em.

I just hope people don’t get sick of us. I’m sick of us and I’m in Destiny’s Child.

The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.

If it’s all instruction, you get annoyed with it and bored, and you stop reading. If it’s all entertainment, you read it quite quickly, your heart going pitty-pat, pitty-pat. But when you finish, that’s it. You’re not going to think about it much afterward, apart from the odd nightmare. You’re not going to read that book again.

There’s only one thing that can kill the movies, and that’s education.

I think that people are interested seeing me on the screen.

I don’t get bored.

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

The movie business is a big gamble.

Pop is totally results-oriented and there is a very strong feedback loop.

I do a little thing about the way people shake the sweetener packet. You know, like they’re all excited. I want to get all the granules down to one end. I love all these rituals.

When a person starts to talk about their dreams, it’s as if something bubbles up from within. Their eyes brighten, their face glows, and you can feel the excitement in their words.

One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy, but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat, and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn’t move to New York to make a fortune.

I love to go to the zoo. But not on Sunday. I don’t like to see the people making fun of the animals, when it should be the other way around.

Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.

People think I’m a celebrity. I’m not a celebrity.