I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing.

I've succeeded beyond my wildest dreams - financially and the amount of fun I have in my life.

One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.

I benefit from the Mr. Potato Head syndrome. Put a wig and a nose and glasses on me, and I disappear.

I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice.

As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams.

I could never learn what I'm learning at college. They don't teach it there, because it can't be learned in that way.