There is always going to something very grounded about the characters I play, because of my Chicago roots, because the city is so grounded. Even my wife pointed it out when we were in the city, she said that even the architecture is grounded in Chicago, it's so solid. Because it has to deal with winters. There is something about Chicago that keeps people centered and grounded.

I had spent 10 days of my life digging for garbage.

I would want to go to the future, 25 years in the future, and see if the Cubs ever win a World Series.

I got really into writing plays. I did that for years and years and got some produced and didn't like it as much when I wasn't able to control it.

My dream career would be to be in things that have real heart and are telling real stories but while doing that, you're getting really big laughs. I don't necessarily love the straight crazy comedies. 'Caddyshack' is amazing, but there's not a lot of new 'Caddyshack's.

When somebody is doing something really funny, in real life and as a performer, my instinct is to join them.

I always thought, if you're gonna do TV, you want to play a straight, solid, pillar-of-the-show kind of guy.