Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.
We know we have a method of reaching people, but we have never wanted to preach. We like to make our views palatable, music that is easy to swallow, and I think we've done that.
When I write, I keep the family audience in mind. I ensure there's no vulgarity, as families are coming into the theatres, and there's no blood and gore because of the kids. There is a set of people who doesn't like my cinema, but there's a bigger group that likes the kind of movies I make.
My movies were always clean. There was never anything obnoxious in them that might offend anybody.
They are, in general, very poor, destitute of most of the comforts of life, and extremely indolent: but a mild, inoffensive race.
An untrampled scorpion troubles no one.
A third rate nonentity whose only recommendation is that he is obnoxious to no one.
Referring to Rutherford B. Hayes and his Republican nomination for president:
A lot of times I think people, when they're doing a movie that's a family movie, they're worried about this being too esoteric or too dark or too weird.
I want one place I can go that is not going to be lewd, and I'm not sure there is anything left.
I make sure I do only audience-friendly films that can be watched with children and the elderly crowd.
My stand-up is clean; it's not too edgy. I've played it safe since the beginning.