The show I did in England catered to a broad range of people. I like that. I don't want nouveau cult status, though I know we've got that sort of audience in the states.

I've never looked ahead very much in my life. I've never had any grand plan from the outset. I had no burning ambition to do what I do

I hope I never get so hard up I have to do advertisements. I've gotten ridiculous offers.

My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors.

Did you know David Letterman was offered millions of dollars to do a commercial for dog food?

Great pressure is put on kids who don't have dads to get out and make money, and make life easier for everybody. It was always, 'Hurry up, grow up, make money, there's no man to do it for us.'

It's the poignancy and sadness in things that gets to me.