There's nothing worse than putting two similar shows back-to-back. Viewers don't want to watch one show and then sit through another half-hour of almost the same thing.

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

From Kelsey, I have learned among many other things the value of turning on a...

From Kelsey, I have learned among many other things the value of turning on a...

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,...

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 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 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...

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

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

The first year I was on the show, it took an interviewer about 45 minutes...

The first year I was on the show, it took an interviewer about 45 minutes...

Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing...

Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing...

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...

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...

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

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