I wanted to be a leading man - the black lawyer, the black doctor, the black policeman..

As I get older, my sense of humor is my biggest asset..

My father was a doctor..

My father contracted polio on a troop train in Korea..

I have a talent for missing the best and greatest parties..

The president is always made fun of..

I, myself, identify myself as a heathen..

When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him, and he would make me walk back and forth in the….

Don't let anyone try to tell you who you are. Define yourself..

Dancing With the Stars' is so Middle America, and people take it so seriously..

I’ve tried actively to define myself and redefine myself, and not be pigeonholed..

Some days I think I look kind of cute, but other days I try to avoid the mirror..

My grandmother was born in 1900, and she would regale me with tales I call 'Little House on the Prairie' tales, but they were tales of segregated and….

Sarah Palin is to women what John Wayne Gacy was to birthday clowns..

I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success..

I try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over will depress me..

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying..

I think Chelsea Handler is the funniest woman..

Every little kid has always wanted to be a race car driver. This gets some of that out..

I wanted something where I could have the clearest and most unfiltered artistic and creative voice..

I never wanted to lose out on an acting job and wonder if I hadn't been trained enough..