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One of the things I find about acting is that the less the audience knows about the actor, the more they're able to believe in him in the role.

It annoys me when people can't differentiate between the character and the actor, which is a little bit silly.

Sometimes the better an actor is, the less he's noticed.

I guess every character has a little bit of the actor - I guess for every character you play, the actor has to allow a little bit of their own character to show through.

You, the actor, must be aware of when you're being funny, but the character you're playing should always be oblivious to the fact.

You learn, even at 'S.N.L.,' that the funniest scripts a lot of the time were written with the actor, because they know what makes people laugh. It's always going to be better if they own it.

As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler!

I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious.

I enjoy the character interplay. Sometimes the audience is not laughing, but smiling, and that is almost just as good because it keeps them ready to laugh.

I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.