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" I wouldn't wear turtlenecks. That I'm not envious of. But who knows? I might sneak out a few things and hope and pray that no one says, 'Hey, didn't you wear that when you were playing an enormous geek on TV?' "

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" My whole life revolved around TV as a kid. I would come home and make sure I finished my homework every night by 8 o'clock, generally so that I could sit down and watch TV from 8 to 10. As a kid, it was 'Family Ties' and 'Roseanne' and 'Growing Pains' and 'Perfect Strangers' and 'Golden Girls.' I mean, I watched everything. "

" I'd say I'm really, really good for a 16-year-old, which is where I peaked. I'm impressive, but not classically trained, not a concert pianist. "

" I love Jerry Lewis. I loved Jim Carrey when I was younger, and Mike Myers and Phil Hartman, all the 'Saturday Night Live' people in the late '80s. "

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" Surprise is a huge element in acting. "

" I grew up surrounded by sketch comedy. "

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" I'm obviously more known for being on television, and that's where most people see me. "

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" Things are loud in a Jewish household. Conversations are up here; they're pitched pretty high. That's just the way we talk. "

" I'm married, so I tend not to hit on every girl. "

" I certainly think, obviously, rhythm is a huge part of being an actor. It just is unconscious, to a degree, but particularly in comedy, rhythm is pretty essential, and there's probably something more physiological going on. "

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" I'm happy to try on as many characters as I can. "

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

" Working is a bonus; working on something you love is a bonus, and getting to do it for a long time is the ultimate. "

" Every time we do anything artistic, the way it's perceived is always going to be different from the way that we had intended it to be because it's subjective. "

" I think working for the audience, for me, is the most fun. It's really a chance for something to work towards. It's where everything kind of comes together, and you have to make it work. You have all these people who are sitting there, wanting to have a good time and wanting to laugh. You really have no choice but to pull it out. "

" I own a fart CD. It has, I believe, over 100 fart sounds. A lovely variety, from the up-close and personal to the more experimental and dissonant. Some people prefer to listen to Bach when they go to sleep... not me. "

" I am fairly physically aware and agile, and I imbue that into the characters I play. "

" It's not the coolest thing in the world to be walking around humming the Taylor Swift song. It's not as cool to be singing along with the number one song in the country as it is to be the jaded, indifferent hipster who wants to turn you on to something that nobody else is talking about. "

" I have great instincts, like the instincts of a squirrel. You know, like when you're driving and a squirrel stops in the middle of the road. "

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