If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you.
Convoy? Michael, you're hanging around with a man who uses a collective term for a single vehicle.
I'm gonna hump ya. Like Deputy Dog... Would hump ya.
I don't go to premieres, unless I'm contractually bound to.
If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.
As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.