What's interesting is the show allows for the awkward pauses to be captured, which makes it stylistically unique, especially for American audiences.

The making of art is no different than prayer.

I think that actors are terrible communicators as people by and large. I think our tendency is to kind of be self-centered and tune people out and just kind of get really me-focused, so I think communication for actors is a big challenge actually.

A lot of actors are just like la la la - they're never really connected and then they're in the scene and then boom. They're looking you in the eyes and they're just really focused.

The camera adds ten pounds and ten thousand dollars.

I like being a Baha'i who has an out-there sense of humor. God gives us talents and faculties, and making people laugh is one of mine.

My body has been making women laugh for the last 20 years and I'm happy to continue to oblige.