The desire to work with Burrows-Charles was really to change NBC's identity, to say, "We want to be in the sophisticated-adult-comedy business."

Creativity is connected to your passion, that light inside you that drives you. . . . Your creativity is not a bad boyfriend. It is a really warm older Hispanic lady who has a beautiful laugh and loves to hug.

As an actor, you can certainly, at any moment and at any time, discover 400 people who think you're stupid, fat and ugly.

You never know what's around the corner unless you peek. Hold someone's hand while you do it. You will feel less scared.

Nobody looks stupid when they are having fun.

Meryl Streep is not here tonight. She has the flu - and I hear she's amazing in it.

In my twenties I tried cocaine, which I instantly loved but eventually hated. Cocaine is terrific if you want to hang out with people you don't know very well and play Ping-Pong all night. It's bad for almost everything else.