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I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.

I mean I would still love to be in Mel Brooks' movies; he's great.

John Hirschbeck is a wonderful person with a wonderful family. I'm so glad that we have become friends.

Preston Sturges is one of my favorites. I learned about dialogue and timing from him - louder, faster, funnier. But I do love Mel Brooks.

I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.

I first got involved with Mel Brooks through 'The Elephant Man.' Everybody knows now, but they didn't know at the time that he was the producer.

I'm friends with Dierks Bentley. Aside from that, I don't really know anybody else in the country music field, really. I've met the Lady Antebellum people and I met Marty Stuart briefly once. He's really nice, but I don't know any of them, really.

It just so happens that my oldest and best friend is Bob James, the Grammy-winning great jazz pianist!

I was a big Broadway fan for a while.

And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours.