I'm not sure that there's anybody else that's as psychologically complex and who's given us this window into his soul that Nixon gave us. That's what I find absolutely addictive and seductive.

The hardest work most of us do is maintaining the appearance of normality.

Well I directed a few feature length things for HBO in the late eighties.

You have to do real acting, not just do a voice.

I'd always loved radio. I loved Bob And Ray. I loved Stan Freberg.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure?

I wasn't playing Nixon's satirical stick figure. I was playing Nixon the man. As an actor, I felt I had to get to the deeply flawed humanity of the guy.