If brains were money, you'd need to take out a loan to buy a cup of coffee.

I can't say I based [Carla] on anybody I knew. She was so foulmouthed and mean, just said what was on her mind. So I guess Carla is somebody I always wished I could be at the right moment, the one who always has the perfect comeback.

In television, and especially in a situation comedy, you kind of play yourself, or at least the essence of yourself.

Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust.

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.

I was not looking for a sitcom, because the philosophy at that point was that you had to make a choice: Were you going to do movies or TV? You couldn't cross over.

I dont believe in predestination, even though I was raised a Presbyterian.