I think I've far exceeded what I ever thought I could possibly do. I'm almost shocked that I'm still around after all of these years . . . and always grateful that I get another turn to do something.

Did you ever reach a point in your life, where you say to yourself, 'This is the best I'm ever going to look, the best I'm ever going to feel, the best I'm ever going to do,' and it ain't that great?

I quit drinking. That was a big problem for a lot of years. Then after that, I just started feeling grateful again.

My granddaughter's birth has made me want to create things she will love.

Change is such hard work.

[I did impressions] of relatives because I heard so many different sounds. My dad was in the music business and of course my uncle was a giant [music producer], but my dad in particular had the house filled with these Dixieland jazz stars.

As a director and an actor, I encourage improvisation but in character and in the moment of what it is.