I was gearing up for it. I took some singing lessons. And I opened my mouth, and Atom promptly said, 'That's not going to happen. We love your voice, but maybe we could use some of your English wit.' He had doubts about it from way back. For starters, we weren't going to be doing the Italian-American crooning thing.

Forget trying to be sexy. That's just gruesome.

I do think I'm a character actor.

I love you even when you're sick and look disgusting.

You have to be ill if you want to get better.

I think everyone is throwing happy stuff at you, and that's when you come over all humbug. It's happy stuff in your face, happy stuff is being sold to you.

I'd love to try my hand at something else.