I have not been an easygoing guy. I think it's called bipolar manic depression. I've got a rich history of that in my family.

I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't have a master plan in that way.

I actually started working on Madagascar before my daughter was born.

Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors, comedians and directors.

I don't even want to think of myself as an actor because it's such an insecure place to go.

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.

I recently watched that Lucie Arnaz-produced documentary [Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, 1992] about her parents [Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz], and I saw so much of my own childhood there.