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.

I was in 20 Shakespearean plays by the time I was 20.

If my life was a play, age 35 was my intermission.

When you end a successful sitcom, the most sensible thing to do is go back to the theater.

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

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't.

Any character you play, you're on his side. You do have the third eye that looks at what an appalling creature he is, but you have to look at what's good about him.