I love New York. I was sad, depressed and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen and what they've done. I wanted to give people a chance to see something funny, have a distraction.

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Maybe forced retirement isn't necessary after all.

Maybe forced retirement isn't necessary after all.

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the...

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the...

You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking...

You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking...

Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged...

Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged...

Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.

I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.

I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that...

I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that...

I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic...

I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic...

Even when I'm not directing, that doesn't stop Owen from having ideas for what I...

Even when I'm not directing, that doesn't stop Owen from having ideas for what I...

I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't...

I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't...

I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.

I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.

I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some...

I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some...

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and...

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and...

I'm not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.

I'm not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.

I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will...

I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will...

I don't think know if anything's going to translate anywhere. You're making a movie, you...

I don't think know if anything's going to translate anywhere. You're making a movie, you...

If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.

If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.

I just watched Paul Michael Glaser. He was the reason I wanted to do the...

I just watched Paul Michael Glaser. He was the reason I wanted to do the...

Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but...

Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but...