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I don't like producing. It's a lot of meetings you sit through that amount to nothing.

I grew up in Boston, so it's a nice change to be cold after living in California.

But I'm kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on 'Friends', which was one of the funniest things on television.

I have funny bones. If there's ever any kind of tension, I'll always be the one to try and be funny to loosen things up.

You can't be funny if you don't have good material.

The phone's not ringing off the hook, but that's ok by me. I feel very fortunate, work to me has become a kind of hobby.

I believe that laughter is the best emotional Band-Aid in the world. It's like nature's Neosporin.

Comedy is just to me, maybe it's a natural knack, if I can see where the joke is in the writing and I can see where the setup is and I can tell this is the way to make it.

Work to me has become kind of a hobby. I was a part of something that gave me financial independence and the rent is paid. Now it's just about projects that turn me on.

I'm much more low-key than the characters I've played.

As an actor, the biggest compliment you can get, in my book is for someone to believe that you're the character.

I find the earth to be a place of misery in which I am surrounded by the conformity that kills society.

In comedy, you have to be unafraid to hang from the tree branch naked in the high wind and you have to be absolutely unafraid to look ridiculous and silly.

I am not bisexual. I am not gay. I have never had sex with men.

Is it better to strive for success as a self-representing artist or try to get your feet wet in the gallery world? That is such a common question these days among artists. I truly believe that most artists will come to a cross road where they will have to decide on which route to take as it's extremely hard to be successful in both worlds.

When I was younger and studying acting, I never ever saw myself in the sitcom world; it was drama that really turned me on and still does.

This whole acting thing was always just for me and was always an absolute shot in the dark. If it didn't pan out, I had my hammer and tool belt, banging nails again tomorrow if I had to.

The majority of my background is multi-camera format, which is very broad and a very arch perception of reality. Whereas single camera tends to be more truthful and a little more intimate of a medium. Friends was an education in intelligent comedic banter; in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a masters degree in comedy.

I remember when my daughter, Marina, was born. The second I laid eyes on her, I was in love, and I had never felt that way before. I couldn't believe it.

Having kids has been great for me. I have two beautiful step- kids, as well as my own new daughter. They've really helped me to keep my feet firmly on the ground, and life is good. I feel like I'm the luckiest guy here.

I am not afraid if people think Matt LeBlanc in 'Episodes' is who I am - my friends and family know who I am.