Approaching a part or thinking about taking a part, I never think, 'Is that person like me?'

You're raising a kid and you give it food and shelter and, most importantly, you give it the feeling that it's special. I think people react to celebrities like that - I mean, they treat celebrities like children.

When I started getting notoriety it was cheesy to appear in a commercial.

Actually, I have an interest in finishing my Ph.D., but I just know I never will.

I wouldn't say we were doing that. I think we probably stopped thinking. Though it took a while to stop thinking.

For hundreds of years, that was the major form of entertainment: The grown-ups sat around and watched the kids play. Now they sit around and watch the television. The actors are the kids.

I mean, you always want everybody to pat you on the back and tell you you're wonderful every time you do something; I think that's human nature.