The beauty of comedy is you can really push things. Hopefully, you're with people with a sense of humor and can relate to it.

I grew up in Queens in N.Y., and in parts of my neighbourhood, there were a lot of Italian Americans and a lot of people who were either affiliated with nefarious people or had seen so many movies that they were embodying that.

Painting, music, photography, and visual art have been creative forms of expression for me for decades.

All commitments require sacrifice and hardship.

I was depressed for a year after 'The Pianist,' and I don't suffer from that, generally. It wasn't just a depression; it was a mourning.

Maybe I'm a bit superstitious, but I don't like to talk about anything until I've done it.