We are all several different people. There are different aspects of our nature that are competing.

I'm not a believer in the pratfall. I don't think it's funny just to have someone fall down.

I'm thinking of doing a marital comedy for one of the studios, but I want it to be so painful that it'll have a profound effect on married couples who see it together.

I had developed a survival skill of using my wit to score for myself. If a scene was dying, I'd lob in these little bombshell lines that would get me some attention and a laugh without really helping the scene.

Parents tell us things to protect us, or they educate us from their own misinformation or misconceptions.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

I've always thought that comedy was just another dramatic expression. I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama. There's a lot of bullshit drama that leaves you totally cold. And there's a lot of wasted comedy time too. But when you get something honest, it doesn't matter what label you give it.