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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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...

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

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'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...

I've never crashed a wedding. When I was a kid I, of course, used to...

I've never crashed a wedding. When I was a kid I, of course, used to...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would...

I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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....

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.

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

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