You can't control the audience. When you're on the air and they're not coming to the party, it's time to shut down the party.

I just consider myself a piece of the puzzle and I'm lucky enough to be asked or invited to the party, if you will. I hope I can bring some laughs and grimaces to the fans.

I always did think that when I turned 40, I'd start coming into my own.

I'm like a fungus; you can't get rid of me.

Fear is a killer, when it comes to the creative process.

My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.

You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.

I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.

Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me.

I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape.

You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who's in ruttin' command here!

Writing well means never having to say, "I guess you had to be there.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him.

If I can't eat the meal in a restaurant, and the waiter asks, 'Is everything all right, Madam?', I tell them that I'm on a diet.

We're phonies if we're not exactly who we are.

Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too fast. The subject must forget about you. Then, however, you must be very quick.

No gain in keeping, no loss in weeding out.

Moviemaking is a hard job and this industry is crazy. You never know what is going to happen.

We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet.

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first distinct product of man's spiritual nature, his earliest expression of what may be called thought.