They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on.

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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've made movies that we're very successful that we're a complete surprise, and I've made...

I've made movies that we're very successful that we're a complete surprise, and I've made...

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...

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...

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 early on I knew what I was going to do and it was...

I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was...

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...

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

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.

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know,...

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know,...

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...

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....

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'm not much of an analyzer or a psychologist.

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

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...

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 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 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...

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...

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.

Obviously an actor draws on his own experience.