A fan once stopped me outside a theatre and gave me as a gift a signed photograph of Sir Laurence Olivier. It was strange, but nice, too.

I have to admit: I have been known to be obsessively neat and like things arranged just so.

You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode.

Im a huge fan of The Odd Couple, yes, and any comparisons to Tony Randall and or Jack Lemmon are completely welcome. I kind of try to channel those guys, and then add my own neuroses, too.

I love telling stories, telling jokes, making people laugh. Ive got no plans to stop doing it.

I love comedy because I can laugh at myself. I dont take myself too seriously.

With classic sitcoms like MASH, the characters all drove each other crazy, and that's what you loved to see.

I do have a chore schedule - in my mind. I dont tell anyone I have it, but its in my mind.

When I met Bono at the Cannes Film festival while I was there for the film 'United 93, ' he said to me, 'That's a great film, brother. Thank you for your courage in making it.' I plotzed.

False hope is a terrible thing, if its the only thing keeping you alive you'll be dead by dawn.

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.

Well, my brother started acting before I did.

Scheme not to make what's Another's your own; Be not a Dog for the sake of a Bone.

Exalted Manna, gladness of the best, Heaven in ordinary, man well drest.

Let us leave theories there and return to here's hear.

Look: I am nothing. I do not even have ashes to rub into my eyes.

Good problem-seekers are in higher demand than good problem-solvers.

The footing was really atrocious. I loved it. I really like Cross Country; you're one with the mud.

The first distinction among men, and the first consideration that gave one precedence over another, was doubtless the advantage of beauty.