Well I sure had been looking for a comedy for years without any success.

It hurts. I miss my kids. I miss my kids in so many ways that I can`t explain.

Peter Sellers was just a brilliant actor, and also comedic.

If you play Mark Twain and he's not funny, you are definitely not playing Mark Twain. That was the biggest challenge, in some ways. Writing and performing jokes that can come out of that brilliant delivery system he constructed: the friendly, avuncular truth-teller.

That's the joy of art - it should be dangerous and challenging but it's just art - it's safe.

It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.

Mark Twain is a voice of truth and a voice of equality and a voice of tolerance. Which means he is a voice of love.