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" Being an accompanist is very selfless in many ways because you're really just trying to elevate the singer and help them shine, ultimately. "

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" Failing passionately is a success in its own right. "

" Playing piano well is one thing, but attempting to play at concert level accompanying Meryl Streep while Stephen Frears is filming you in front of hundreds of people is - well - psychotic. "

" I don't think Hollywood respects multi-camera television. Well, I don't think they disrespect it, but I don't think it gets respect for its artistry. "

" Personally, I'm not into 'Star Trek' or physics or comic books, but I know I might be in the minority. "

" As a piano player, if 10 is concert level, I'd put myself at a 5 or a 6, but in a completely different genre than classical or opera. In terms of classical and opera, playing accompaniment, I'd say I was a 3. "

" Actually, when I was young, I believe I met Nicolas Cage. I think I was probably eight, and I remember seeing him at somebody's house - it was an event and he happened to be there. People would ask me if I was his son, because I looked like him at that point, so I do remember feeling some connection and just wanting to say, like, 'Papa!' "

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" I grew up surrounded by sketch comedy. "

" Stephen Frears is brilliant and has made movies that inspired me for my whole life. "

" As actors, we tend to usually have some issues with self-esteem and some need for validation, and it takes awhile for that fear of not having a job to go away. "

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" I think there's a freedom in freeing yourself of the baggage of ability. "

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" I try to act with my whole body and, for better or worse, this is the face that's attached to it. "

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" When I was young, I believe I met Nicolas Cage. I think I was probably eight, and I remember seeing him at somebody's house - it was an event, and he happened to be there. "

" I think in terms of a career trajectory, it's good for people to be reminded that, in spite of seeing me a million times a day on a show for ten years playing the same character, I'm an actor, and actors like to play different people. "

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" I don't believe I'll be in the new 'Arrested Development' unless they ask me, in which case, okay! That's how easy I am to get. "

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" When you see someone putting themselves out there, particularly when you see someone is failing and failing so passionately, it brings up this bittersweet connection to our mortality. "

" My parents tried to convince me that school won't always be there, but auditions will. I said, 'Really? Are they tearing down NYU?' "

" Working with the Coens was a dream come true. "