I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anythin….

I see a steady downward slope toward oblivion over the next three years. I'm pessimistic. Everything that's happened to me so far has been kind of fl….

You know, actors are fans, too. And talent is very attractive to me..

But you have to trust your instincts. Because you're not going to try it 20 different ways during rehearsal. You'll try it two or three different way….

I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier..

I've done a couple of movies for scale, and it's the only way to get a lot of these independent movies made. The actors negotiate deals where they're….

Don't kiss a man who hasn't shaved..

It never ceases to surprise me, the people I get to work with. I'm in a French film with Sandrine Bonnaire? I adore Sandrine Bonnaire. I'm doing a pi….

Playing Shakespeare requires technique. You don't play a Bach toccata by getting in the mood..

I never went to class. That the university graduated me at all is an indictment of our educational system..

When you have satire, it has to be real. No matter how outrageous the comedy becomes, you have to believe in the characters..

But, I do think, on a very simplistic level, that we can project onto dogs because they are so innocent. They don't come with a lot of baggage..

I see God as a song-and-dance man. If I had my way, he'd be able to carry a tune, too. Preferably, one of mine..

Dogs do have feelings. I gather..

I've never felt completely satisfied with what I've done. I tend to see things too critically. I'm trying to get over that..

Some of my favorite characters that I've played have been very pompous because I love making fun of pompous people..