But we're still in somewhat a Puritanical society in a lot of ways.

You can't bluff someone that's not paying attention.

They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken.

I wouldn't be surprised if some day, they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian. It's become part of our culture, those characters.

Actors are journeymen. We show up for work. We do the job and then we go. What goes on behind the scenes is what goes on behind the scenes.

I mean, it's the life lessons that I suppose you learn that nobody gets a free ride and that you do the best you can with the means that you can and try to open yourself to as much knowledge and all that that you can.

I think of being an actor as a blue-collar profession.