When I Was A Kid, I Said

(the Nutty Professor) Was A Labor Of Love. It Was A Total Film. It Was The Most Productive, Creative Work Of My Life.

I Don't Want To Be Remembered. I Want The Nice Words When I Can Hear Them.

People Think I'm Against Critics Because They Are Negative To My Work. That's Not What Bothers Me. What Bothers Me Is They Didn't See The Work. I Have Seen Critics Print Stuff About Stuff I Cut Out Of The Film Before We Ran It. So Don't Tell Me About Critics.

I Am Probably The Most Selfish Man You Will Ever Meet In Your Life. No One Gets The Satisfaction Or The Joy That I Get Out Of Seeing Kids Realize There Is Hope.

I Tell Young Comics, 'do You Want This Badly Enough? It's There. But You Have To Go Get It. And If You Think I'm Going To Give You The Key To The Lock Of That Door, There Is No Key, There Is No Lock, And There Is No Door.'