“Michael Eisner, who is my mentor said, “If you want to have a happy life, be a mentor and have a mentor.” And I would always find kids younger than me or older than me and try to help them along. It’s a virtuous circle, which is an old Greek...
“For those of you who are sitting there… waiting for that opportunity to come to you, you’ve got to let your intention be known. Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and ask for what you want. Get out there. You’d be surprised. And...
“In season one, Cedric the Entertainer opens the front door. The two neighbors are there with a bunch of board games….And our showrunner at that time said, oh, we need to add Cedric walking up to the window and looking through the window and saying,...
“I think the people who have done okay in this business are people who are persistent despite the desperate struggles. I mean, I’ve never had a film that didn’t have a very dark moment where I really wanted out. And I hated the subject, I hated the...
“…my boss took a chance and hired a comedian as a weather person. And they said, we don’t mind if you continue to do comedy. The only thing we’re asking is don’t get anybody to call me and complain about your content or your language,...
