From Kelsey, I have learned among many other things the value of turning on a dime and how you can have an extremely funny and extremely poignant moment with absolutely no separation in between... and sometimes in the same moment.

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I probably was as bad as a security guard as I was as a tie...

I probably was as bad as a security guard as I was as a tie...

I would always fall down the big main staircase in our house. My favorite thing...

I would always fall down the big main staircase in our house. My favorite thing...

I was going to be a concert pianist, and when I was in high school,...

I was going to be a concert pianist, and when I was in high school,...

We can't control what the ratings will be. It's like, if you're going to go...

We can't control what the ratings will be. It's like, if you're going to go...

There's nothing worse than putting two similar shows back-to-back. Viewers don't want to watch one...

There's nothing worse than putting two similar shows back-to-back. Viewers don't want to watch one...

Don't you always feel bad when they take away one of the spoons? It's like...

Don't you always feel bad when they take away one of the spoons? It's like...

My dad had been an actor... not only had my dad been an actor, but...

My dad had been an actor... not only had my dad been an actor, but...

Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.

Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.

I don't remember any sibling rivalry growing up, because by the time I was really...

I don't remember any sibling rivalry growing up, because by the time I was really...

I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this...

I don't have the time to tell you all the things I've learned from this...

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I was as happy doing theater in New York for little or no money as...

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On some level in acting, what you're trying to find is truth, because when it's...

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You only have a week to do a show. I mean, there's only so deep...

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I went and took golf lessons so Dad would let me play with him. I...

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just...

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just...

I was chased through a chateau in the Loire Valley by a bunch of American...

I was chased through a chateau in the Loire Valley by a bunch of American...

We all went to Kelsey's wedding, and yeah, we go to parties. We also go...

We all went to Kelsey's wedding, and yeah, we go to parties. We also go...

I found every single laugh as Laertes that you can find and only realized later...

I found every single laugh as Laertes that you can find and only realized later...

Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch...

Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. It was painful for me and my family to watch...

People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work...

People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work...