Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important. It's very important for me to know my lines, know them so well that I don't have to think…

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When I was a kid I joined the circus. I did that. It is true....

When I was a kid I joined the circus. I did that. It is true....

Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really...

Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's really...

One thing that's happened to me is I've been around a long time and I've...

One thing that's happened to me is I've been around a long time and I've...

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know...

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know...

I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was...

I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was...

I think that if I had grown up and had been in show business and...

I think that if I had grown up and had been in show business and...

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know,...

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know,...

I think that weddings have probably been crashed since the beginning of time. Cavemen crashed...

I think that weddings have probably been crashed since the beginning of time. Cavemen crashed...

I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things.

I don't carry lucky charms, but I believe in those things.

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

My favorite characters are the ones that are the most successful movies.

The best thing for me is, when I'm not working, is to be at home...

The best thing for me is, when I'm not working, is to be at home...

I live sort of in the country and I like that. It's very quiet, it's...

I live sort of in the country and I like that. It's very quiet, it's...

They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on.

They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on.

When videotape came so a lot of movies that I do have a kind of...

When videotape came so a lot of movies that I do have a kind of...

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or...

I think if you do something effectively whether you're the lover or the comic or...

I'm not much of an analyzer or a psychologist.

I'm not much of an analyzer or a psychologist.

I've made three musical movies which is pretty good considering that not many are made...

I've made three musical movies which is pretty good considering that not many are made...

No, but way before that, I've been doing little dances in movies for years. Yeah,...

No, but way before that, I've been doing little dances in movies for years. Yeah,...

As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play...

As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play...