To be acknowledged for who and what I am, no more, no less. Not for acclaim, not for approval, but, the simple truth of that recognition. This has been the elemental drive of my existence, and it must be achieved, if I am to live or die with dignity.

Oh, no. To live... to live would be an awfully big adventure.

The first time I ate organic whole-grain bread I swear it tasted like roofing material.

My childhood was really nice. My parents never forced me to do anything; it was always, "If you want to do that, fine." When I told my father I was going to be an actor, he said, "Fine, but study welding just in case."

When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?

Friends come in all sizes, take it from me! Golly gee, size doesn't matter, when you want some friendly patter from a pal who is true.

To make fun of an administration, to make fun of anything, Mark Twain said, is the last defense of democracy.