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You can't judge a character that you're playing, because then you're fighting against doing what the character's doing.
When I was young, running with a gang was a cool thing to do; that's how you get popular; that's how you get the girls.
There is nothing far-fetched about disappointment as a subject for comedy. It's something we are all too familiar with.
We all know that people who've never been on a film set think it's way more glamorous than the people who work on them.
This isn't meant to make me sound interesting and rock 'n' roll, but I wouldn't want to live with me a lot of the time.
When you're doing a one-man play, you maybe rehearse for a month, and then you're just doing it an hour or two a night.
I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.
It's hard to decide if TV makes morons out of everyone, or if it mirrors Americans who really are morons to begin with.
I love The West Wing for many reasons. The show has been a fantasy. But we have offered a parallel universe to reality.
Certainly, when you're dealing with more deep, emotional work and sensory work, for me, it helps me to just stay in it.
I went through a phase where I watched 'Jurassic Park' every day for about 13 or 14 days after school when I was young.
But I'm kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on 'Friends', which was one of the funniest things on television.
When people talk about careers, I always feel like the connotation of a career is that you're actually choosing things.
It's one of the things I love about making films: the places I've got to travel that I would never have gone to before.
Kids will remind you that, even though you've gone down a road 100 times, it's brand new for them - and that's healthy.
I'm secretly a clown, or maybe it's not much of a secret! I'm a little putzo, as the Italians say - a little bit loopy.
It's very difficult being an actor and being away for a lot of time, but my sons haven't complained too much too often.
I love women. They're the best thing ever created. If they want to be like men and come down to our level, that's fine.
I've never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality - period.
As you get older, you kind of take on things and become kind of different than what you used to be as a kid, obviously.
There's quite a lot of bad stuff written about me. My wife even says a lot of bad stuff about me. But she is wonderful.
My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You've got to keep a sense of humor because anger destroys you.
I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
My own mentality is that I've retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, then I go to work.
I don't work very much, and I just sit here waiting for a script that I can't refuse - and I'm not talking about money.
I've been an actor for 20 years, and I think the first 14 years, it was all struggling. At first, it was all gangsters.
Let's point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can't think of any.
I have a secret stash of Nutella that I pull out when necessary. That chocolate-hazelnut combo is my wife's kryptonite.
Always flat front. You've got to be deeply suspicious of a man who consciously goes with pleats. Why would you do that?
We all get given these bodies, and they're all fascinating and different... I wouldn't want to be without the wrinkles.
I am passionate about tea, running, the idea that we are bound only by the limits of our imaginations, and maple syrup.
My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don't get it, I can't do it.
When I was a kid, I was a cowboy. I had a cap pistol, and I'd get up in the morning and strap it on before I got ready.
I'm a very lucky man in this chapter of my professional life, 'cause I get to do jobs with wildly different skill sets.
It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!
Like most lazy upper-middle-class kids, American Studies seemed like a fun way to use your knowledge of TV to get an A.
My education began in theater school, and it continues to this day. I just continued learning to be a better performer.
I keep having these bros come up to me and say, "I used to watch you when I was a fetus," and I just want to kill them.
I love film, and I think it's so important for kids to be educated about films and real life subjects that films cover.
My mom actually took me to get my first tattoo when I was 15. She highly regrets that choice now, as I have a lot more.
I'm a seeker. I'm very much a believer in science. But I do think there are times when science and mysticism intersect.
I like to be comfortable. If I go out, if it's a premiere, I'll put on a suit and look nice. I like Hugo Boss for that.
The whole goal for me with my career is just follow good projects and good parts and challenge myself as much as I can.
I've never seen 'Mad Men.' I've never seen 'Breaking Bad.' I've never seen 'The Sopranos.' These sort of seminal shows.
I have made many serious statements - I just can't remember any of them. I guess they mustn't have been very important.
I never predicted that I'd be a comedian, but it was something that came so naturally to me. I just felt good doing it.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
That first play I did in New York, Rogelio Martinez's 'When It's Cocktail Time in Cuba,' I played a young Fidel Castro.
I wanted to be a stuntman. I didn't really want to be an actor. I took classes when I was younger, but I really sucked.
I love Francis Bacon. I just saw a great Jackson Pollock exhibit at the Dallas Museum when I was home for Thanksgiving.