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" I'm as vain as the next person, but I've made so much fun of myself over the years, and that's very salutary as you grow older. "

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" Grown adults often tell me that they used to sit, as children with their parents, and watch '3rd Rock from the Sun,' and they would all enjoy it for completely different reasons. I think that's part of the magic of the show. "

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" I auditioned for soap operas and commercials; I remember auditioning for Lays potato chips. It was a sort of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' sketch, where Captain Bligh was torturing the crew by saying, 'You can only have one Lays potato chip,' and they all rise up. "

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" My worst audition was for Tim Burton for 'Batman.' "

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" I'm too much of a Libra. I too often see the other person's point of view and capitulate, even though I have strong political convictions. It's just my liability. Maybe I'm too empathetic. That's the actor in me. "

" I love New York. I lived there all through the '70s and have lived in L.A. since the early '80s but come back all the time to do theater. "

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" The Broadway audience is made up of a greater percentage of tourists now. There's not nearly as much variety and danger and challenge in what's being offered. "

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