I never thought of myself as a comedic actor. I didn't go to Second City, that's not my background, I'm not a comic, I studied theater and my career when I started was a lot of dramatic stuff.

I think there's something great and generic about goldfish. They're everybody's first pet.

Humor is the most important thing in life. It trumps everything else and it's the only thing that helps me deal with everything else.

Oh, the weather outside is weather.

A lot of people say, "What's the worst part about being an actor?" And the worst part is that you're not a musician.

Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond, only it doesn't last 22 minutes. It lasts forever.

Nothing is ever cut-and-dried. There's anguish behind everything.

Theater is the most enriching and thrilling thing to do as an actor.

I'm not a comedian. I didn't study sketch comedy; my background isn't that.

We all have different sides of our personalities, so I'd love to play some more different parts too.

There's something great about the idea of working the land and living communally. That's healthy. That's good.

An educated man should know everything about something and something about everything

People don't have the imagination to understand politicians. People are too innocent

Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.

I am scared of running out of money.

When I write a paper, I change my notation much more than I change my concepts.

Harder than waking from a nightmare was trying to wake herself into one.

Whenever you're unsure of yourself, whenever you're in doubt, ask yourself three questions. What do you believe in? What do you hope for? but most important, ask yourself, what do you love?

I cannot even picture myself retiring. What would I do? I'll always be doing something, asking somebody questions, even if there weren't a book.

Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy

People who trust me will not be swayed by what's been said about me, and for people who don't, no amount of good reports will persuade them.