I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.

When you do improv, you're everything. You're a performer, writer, and director, because you're moving the scene in the direction you want it to go, you're making it up as you go, and you're acting it.

Harry [Shearer] and I had an idea to do a movie about rock 'n' roll from the roadies' perspective, from backstage. Then Meat Loaf came out with a movie called Roadie and we thought, "Oh, we can't do that now." So we kind of discarded the idea.

I think there's great stuff on television. I'm hooked on all these shows. I love watching these shows.

My fear is that the Tea Party gets a charismatic leader. Because all they're selling is fear and anger. And that's all Hitler sold. 'I'm angry and I'm frightened, and you should hate that guy over there.' And that's what they're doing.

For the last five, 10 years, you're seeing the best things happen on television.

The idea of playing a part where I get to wear a completely undetectable hairpiece... you can't walk away from that.