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...

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 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...

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...

My father passed away a couple of years ago, but he was very old. He...

My father passed away a couple of years ago, but he was very old. He...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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

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