I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was based a lot on familiarity but it was also because I didn't have a lot of skills. There was nothing I wanted t be. I…

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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...

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....

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...

And I think that when I play these villains, maybe what is different is that...

And I think that when I play these villains, maybe what is different is that...

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

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

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether...

An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether...

Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me...

Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me...

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 try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to...

I think that sometimes when they see me in a movie they expect me to...

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

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

I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple...

I'd love to do a character with a wife, a nice little house, a couple...

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.

Also, I think there are huge reactions sometimes, which are also mysterious.

Also, I think there are huge reactions sometimes, which are also mysterious.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

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...

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...

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...

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.

Because if I don't know my lines, I really don't know what I'm doing.