I've read the 'Public Enemies' script and, no, it's not 100 percent historically accurate. But it's by far the closest thing to fact Hollywood has attempted, and for that, I am both excited and quietly relieved.

To the generations of Americans raised since World War 2, the identities of criminals such as Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, "Ma" Barker, John Dillenger, and Clyde Barrow are no more real than are Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones. After decades spent in the washing machine of popular culture, their stories have been bled of all reality, to an extent that few Americans today know who these people actually were, much less that they all rose to national prominence at the same time. They were real.

In television, a sitcom is probably the closest thing to what it's like working in the theater.

The closest thing I use to beauty products is the grease on the pizza from John's Pizzeria.

I have twin six-year-old boys. Have no mojo. The closest thing to a mojo I have is five minutes of peace.

I am privileged to count many Muslims among my friends - some are amongst my closest friends.