The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.
Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better.
Ron Howard is as good a person as you could want to work with on film. He never lost his cool. He's the most easygoing, lovely man, but he's got this enormous intelligence and a wonderful humanity.
I think people think Jim Carrey's just wild and crazy. He really is very disciplined. It is true of Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams as well.
The sibilant s is the most difficult sound to correct.
Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me.
Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves.
If I never do another movie, I will have had the privilege of working on one of the big Hollywood movies with top people, creating a world that can only be described as totally cinematic.
I got into Julliard on almost a full scholarship.