“Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on.”

“It’s no coincidence that female interest in the sport of baseball hasincreased greatly since the ballplay- ers swapped those wonderfulold-time baggy flannel uniforms for leotards.”

“Don't worry about it. If I'm wrong, Security is monitoring me every second.""That just means they'll know who to charge with your murder," said Forrice."Are you always this optimistic?""I have to be an optimist," explained Forrice. "I won't have anyone to tease if they kill you.”

“My main task as an artist is to show you either what you have never seen before -- or to show you what you have seen countless times, in a way you've never seen it.”

“Kids know what's going on. They always respond to The Beatles, for instance. Doesn't matter when they were born, they always seem to respond. Show me a kid who innately doesn't like The Beatles, and I'll show you a bad seed.”

“And as Dad said to me, 'You can't always stop people from being mean. But you can stop them from making you mean.”

“No matter how hard you worked, there was always going to be somebody out there who thought you were fuckup.”