A child is a reinvigorating experience. It almost does feel like immortality, but not in the way people think. It reminds us there are universal truths that are most simply seen through the mind of a young person.

I got fired when I was a dishwasher at Denny's. That set me back a little bit. You don't realize how important dishwashers are until you do the job.

Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you're listening. Playing the piano allows you to do both at the same time.

What I can control is how I react. I can't control anything else.

I don't know if I'm addicted to fame; fame is more of an unpleasant circumstance of an addiction to creativity.

It takes a very strange person to enjoy fame, with all the by-products that come with it. It's not necessarily a thrill.

I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character.