I felt my personal life was not what it should be. It had nothing to do with Mr. Show - I'm monstrously appreciative and understand what it did for me and to me - but after four years, I just felt like I needed to do something else. I guess I wanted to be in a different place, physically.

I actually think there's a potential, a crazy potential, that network TV could become something valuable and worthwhile, just because of fear on the part of the networks.

It's fun to discover things. I wouldn't want everything laid out, simply and too obviously.

I don't think the sketch on its own is a great sketch.

Acting in particular is a fun job when you have a good script. I don't know about acting when you don't have a great script. I'm gonna say that's not a great job, it's kind of a dumb job. But when you have a good part in a good script, it's the best job, in a way.

You say you're going to be the pope, become the pope.

Directing is probably the best job, but acting is really, really great. It's like a fun vacation that you get paid for.