Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for the sake of doing them.
It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child
I'm usually put off by performers when they get political
There's nothing I won't attempt.
I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me.
I'm sick of environmentalism.
I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.
I've always had to create my own markets and I've always been at a juncture in my career.
I love John Waters. There's stuff in it that's beyond the boundaries of my taste, but his movies have always been like that.
I wish I could believe that one person could make a difference.
I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.
I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out, you are expected to be on all the time. It's just wearying.
Every character I do is based on someone I know.
I like going to France, because no one knows who I am.
I never worked with a dialogue coach before, but I'd hate it if an American did a British accent and didn't do it well. It would be insulting.
I'm fascinated by Bollywood.
I worked with Paul McCartney for a while and saw what it does to you to be treated like a god for twenty years.
I've never looked ahead very much in my life. I've never had any grand plan from the outset. I had no burning ambition to do what I do
You become so encapsulated in this world of being a star. People listen to what you say, you have this voice, it becomes unreal and you become far removed from the people you came from.
I'm not a crazy, party-going sort of person.
The show I did in England catered to a broad range of people. I like that. I don't want nouveau cult status, though I know we've got that sort of audience in the states.
