I had these little babies [my twins] and it gave me something so spectacular, such a feeling - I was so turned on and so excited by them that I wrote a poem. I had it on scraps of paper and the maid threw it out.

Man is a little bit better than his reputation, and a little bit worse

I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.

What's this thing that gets between us and Shakespeare?

I believe in one day at a time; you've got TODAY, that's what you' ve got.

I want to be interesting in an interview just as much as I want to do well in a part.

Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don't believe me when I tell them. That's how I saw myself, in comedy.