My father was a man of the theater. I grew up in a theater family. As a young man, as a boy, I gypsied around with my siblings and my parents to, like, eight different towns, went to eight different schools. All those things were extremely formative, and I think that's what happens.

I certainly had my years as an out of work actor but I was married with a baby. My wife was supporting us.

I don't hesitate to do nudity as an actor if it's done well.

One of the things that gives me a lot of pleasure about both the solo show and the book is that it tells people about my dad. He really was an important man. He was a kind of pioneer of regional theater. He was the first American producer to ever produce all of Shakespeare plays.

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

Anyone who hears enough laughter and applause at a young age will become an actor, whether they intend to or not.

I was very interested in being a painter. I had facility, I had talent, and I loved painting and printmaking, and I was quite serious about it.