I come from the theater, where I got into acting because I love transforming. I love nothing more than to be unrecognizable.

I worked mostly in television drama for my first few years. I just kept guesting on NYPD Blues and CSI-like stuff, so when I started getting work in comedy, a lot of people in the business would say, 'Oh - I didn't know you did comedy.'

Your dreams are always going to seem much more profound to you then they are to your friend.

Once you have a PhD, every meeting you go to becomes a doctor's appointment.

Let's just say I can never be cast again after Ron Swanson. Then I have a life of theater and woodworking and my wife to look forward to, and that doesn't make me anything but very happy.

I'm always pleased that I managed to stay out of jail throughout my tenure in Chicago.

Marijuana is quite possibly the finest of intoxicants. It has been scientifically proven, for decades, to be much less harmful to the body than alcohol when used on a regular basis.