I actually was class clown but I don't know how that happened because I've never been considered an outwardly funny person-as the people in this room will attest.

I'm one of those hovering mothers and I know it's really important to have an independent child so I'm trying to back off but it's hard. I love him so much and he's so funny and cute to me.

It's funny because when you're younger you're in a rush to be 18 or 21 or whatever. But then you hit 30. And now the days go by like hours. You think 40 man this could be the halfway point. It could be the three-quarters point you know? Who knows?

I come more to Scotland than I ever used to so I feel more connected to it more part of the zeitgeist. You know when you realize you have a choice and I'm choosing my homeland. It's funny: when you get older these things creep up to you.

I knew exactly what to do on Alien it was funny.

It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.

And the funny thing is I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.

I've always found it easier to be funny than to be serious.

It's funny when people talk about the 70s I can tell you the year of every album but when it comes to the later efforts I can't remember the exact years it's funny isn't it?

The funny thing is that I write and I act a lot about being Jewish but I don't really think about it as a regular person.