When I told my parents, 'I'm going to be an actor,' they screamed and wept and freaked out.

I'm not an awards-driven person in anything. Anytime you do get caught up in that, you usually end up getting whacked.

I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.

I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting.

I wanted to work with Cate Blanchett. She is one of the five greatest movie actresses of her generation.

You can be someone running...who is just a soaring leader of people. But if you don't have the finances down, you're going to have a problem.

Success begets success. I've been offered a lot of movies now that '30 Rock' has been successful.