I can play any instrument if you give me 20 minutes.

I don't even take myself seriously, so how could I possibly take Hollywood seriously?

I've grown environmentally. I'm far more cautious, although I always have been; but more now. And I have grown a lot professionally by working with George Miller.

Curiosity did kill the cat, but I'm very curious.

I am an eternal optimist. Being happy is a choice. And you can make that choice every day, if you want to.

And as much as I love the gritty characters, I like to play all sorts of characters. I'm an actor. I love to create.

I got a phone call from George Miller [the director] asking me to play this role. We sat down and he showed me on his computer a documentary-type montage sequence of real penguins swimming, in an Esther Williams synchronized sort of way, and doing things I have never seen them do. Then he explained his vision of the film, asked me to read the script and to voice the character. I was cast a little bit later, and he let me do the singing as well!