I drank with this man. 1988 San Francisco.

On comedy: "You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."

On his financial dispute with Disney over Aladdin: "The only reason Mickey Mouse has four fingers is because he can't pick up a cheque."

"Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose."

"Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?"

"Do you think God gets stoned? I think so... Look at the platypus."

"In England, if you commit a crime, the police don't have a gun and you don't have a gun. If you commit a crime, the police will say, 'Stop, or I'll say stop again.'"