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" Show-wise, I love 'Little Shop' and 'Big River', 'Avenue Q,' and 'Spring Awakening'. "

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" I'm still a kid. I stretched it out. "

" Tom Cavanagh is fantastic. "

" You're damned in success a little bit. "

" I do love the stage, and that is incredibly rewarding. "

" I think there's a certain objectivity that comes from being Canadian. You're partly British and partly American; you have a good bird's-eye view of both countries. So much of the comedy that comes out of Canada is impersonation - it's less 'look at me' than it is 'look at me playing other people.' "

" Growing up, my father was a financial analyst for an oil company. He was just a regular dad. And when I would say, 'Hey, come see my play,' he'd say, 'Sure.' He'd see one, 'Oh, good play' - you know, very typical dad reaction. "

" When I read the script for Will & Grace in 1998, I knew I was the only guy for the part. "

" There wasn't an episode of 'Will & Grace' that didn't begin with my voice saying, 'Will & Grace' is taped before a live studio audience. "

" You can write your own history. "

" I had played many gay characters before, but they were finite - guest characters in TV shows or characters in plays. "

" I find that with every script I get, I go, 'Who knew this? This is so cool!' "

" That was the only trepidation I had about 'Will & Grace.' It had nothing to do with the sexuality of the character. It was more, 'This could be the next 7 to 10 years of my life.' "

" Because I had three years on 'Perception,' I think I succeeded in showing I can do other things, and I can create a different audience, even from people who loved 'Will & Grace.' "

" Putting my head on Ruth Buzzi's body - it's upsetting. "

" It's hard in this business to get the opportunities to show off range. "

" It's a different world now. Guest-starring on a TV show is not some indication that things aren't going right anymore. "

" It's very, very hard to create something that is big these days because you have niche markets - and, you don't necessarily need to be big; the show is specifically created for a small group of people. You know, if it's on the USA network, well, then a small group of people is fine. "

" Most people, if you live in a big city, you see some form of schizophrenia every day, and it's always in the form of someone homeless. 'Look at that guy - he's crazy. He looks dangerous.' Well, he's on the streets because of mental illness. He probably had a job and a home. "

" I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a chance.' Then you grow up and realize it's probably better that they cast an actual black woman. "

" 'Monk''s gone, and 'House' is gone. Maybe I can pick up where they left off. "

" When I was 16, I'd ping pong between AC/DC and Barry Manilow without any sense of irony. "

" We didn't, with 'Will & Grace,' set out to change the gay world. We just set out to be funny. "

" But I was ready for it and I knew I could do it. I've just turned 40, I have a son and I feel more settled and driven than ever. I think my 40s will be my most prolific time. It's a very rare life you get to lead as a sitcom guy. "

" I hope that dog lovers around the world will support the Cruelty Free International global campaign to end the use of dogs in outdated and cruel experiments. "

" My most romantic job: I was a manager at Baskin-Robbins. "

" I never felt cool growing up. I was a bit of an outsider, but I discovered theatre very early on, which got me through. "

" When you become a father, everything changes. "

" I did my first musical in 4th grade as Huck Finn. By 11th grade, I was starring in 'Godspell' and 'Pippin' and pretending to be Che in 'Evita' in my bedroom. Singing has always been a huge part of me. "

" I think it's about finding the character you want to play and the people you want to work with. "