There's something about the way of playing a repellent character, that if you can play him with a certain amount of charm, you can get away with a lot.

I try to work and enjoy life, and that's about all.

You can do gross-out until the cows come home but if there isn't something to balance it, then it's not going to work at all.

The movies that I did in the '80s were either good or bad, but I never was oppressed with any feeling - I mean, I thought it was ridiculous to play high school or college students when I was 30. But at the same time, that was really done then.

There's something about the way of playing a repellent character, that if you can play him with a certain amount of charm, you can get away with a lot.

For an actor to have a role that they're recognized and remembered for over the years, it's unusual. It's very lucky if it happens once - and it's luck that it's happened to me a couple of times.

As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies. There's always the little guy who's the sidekick to the tall, good-looking guy who gets the girl.