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Washington is still very much a male-oriented culture. Being from Los Angeles, I think it is less so there - there is less attachment to tradition, perhaps, there is more flexibility, more acceptance of change generally. That is partly because of Hollywood.

Washington is Hollywood for ugly people.

If Washington is a two-party town, why can't Hollywood be one too?

I love Washington. I have an affection for the place. For a satirist, I think it's sort of Disneyland. I mean, you know, there's always some inspiration in the morning's headlines.

We (actors) don't really change the world. We reflect it... but Washington really changes the world.

Hollywood is much more than America. Hollywood belongs to all of the planet.

Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washington's reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president.

I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.

Hollywood wouldn't suit me. In L.A. it's all about work - studio people have their five minutes with you and they go, 'Oh mah Gahd, I love your movie.' You just feel very self-conscious there.

Just because I live in L.A .and I live in Hollywood doesn't mean I have to have a Hollywood life.