This self-congratulatory notion Americans have that their country is Number One is borne of ignorance and bad manners.

I think naturally, if you're an actor, there's a high level of assertiveness that you need to have to survive this business. There's boldness in being assertive, and there's strength and confidence.

At my age, I don't think anyone is untouched by cancer.

I enjoy doing comedy for the fact that you go to work and you laugh. That's a good combination.

The only thing that we as actors really can control is to be able to say 'yes' or 'no' to the material.

Luck is a component that a lot of people in the arts sometimes fail to recognise: that you can have talent, perseverance, patience, but without luck you will not have a successful career.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.