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Directors get to fire on many more cylinders than an actor.

I have actually lost a couple of roles - film roles - because a director or producer thought I looked too much like George Costanza, and I could not get out of that box.

'Broadway Bound' is near and dear to my heart, as it was one of my happiest times on Broadway.

There are always things that I'd love to do. As an actor, none of them are specific; all I'm looking for are things that are good quality, that are challenging for me to work on, and even better if I get to work with people that I respect and am excited to work with.

Is it my end-all and be-all to become a standup comic? No.

The necessity for 'professionals' in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged.

Life and families and babies are all joyous gifts. But if we do not begin to truly account for our numbers, we will surely create an ecological crisis that will only lead to anguish and despair.

I'm still bald, I just wear a toupee.

I've gotten a lot of compliments on the 'Criminal Minds' guy. I guess it's because the look of that character is so different from what people expect of me.

Usually, characters that are doing something nefarious have some extra layers to them. The general rule is bad people don't necessarily think they are bad.

Jerry Seinfeld has an interesting theory. He goes, '20 pounds up or down, and you lose your funny.'

But I didn't know much about directing a movie.

You know, because of the lack of budget, we had to find neighborhoods where time had stopped - kind of stuck in the '50s. And no place had that better than Staten Island.

I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.

The greatest part of the job was... that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work.

I know what it's like to be in the closet! I know what it's like to be bullied and attacked because someone or some group thought I was different or below them... so, I'm coming out of the closet as an ally of equality for everyone; as an ally to hope.

I was heavy as a kid. I mean, I kind of got it together for a while there in my 20s and early 30s.

Israel is near and dear to my heart

People this stupid shouldn't be allowed to live.

As George Costanza would say, when they're applauding, stop.

Thrilled that Gov. Romney enjoys my old character. I enjoyed the character he used 2 b 2. If he'd embrace that again, he'd b a great candidate.