I enjoyed living in Chicago and doing plays for little or no money. I never actually thought that I would leave Chicago, originally. I wasn't one of those people that had a plan to pack up the van and drive out to Hollywood. I didn't want to.

Inevitably people will get tired of me. People get tired of everyone except Jimmy Stewart. I'm not saying Jimmy Stewart would get tired of me, I'm just saying people will never get tired of Jimmy Stewart.

Humility in this business [acting] isn't just a matter of being polite, it's kind of a matter of survival. You can't ever afford to think that you're the bee's knees, because you could always afford to be better. You have to always be searching for something better.

I've always been happy just to be working. It doesn't really matter for me how many people are familiar with my name or my picture, or whatever.

I never went into acting to be able to scare everybody. If I'd wanted to frighten people, I could have joined the C.I.A.

Let's point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can't think of any.

I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.