I got all of my out-of-work time done in the years when I first came to L.A.!

I always had to rely on humor and sarcasm. And when I started having kids, that doesn't work with kids. Kids don't understand sarcasm, and they certainly don't understand my humor.

When you're working, nobody's a star. We're all just actors trying to figure it out.

It's never good to just imitate somebody. That never works, because then you're not filling it with anything.

I was probably 34 when I got my first on-camera acting job, and it was through a friend of mine, who was working as a writer on the show, and I've never been more frightened in my life.

I started just naturally turning into a nicer person, and it actually helped broaden and lengthen my career.

The best thing to do, if you really want to be good, is drink vodka all day, from the second you get up to the second they say, "Cut!"