Because I am a character actor, I thought I would be the fourth or eighth banana on a sitcom, and that would be OK.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I came out to Hollywood in 1985, I thought that I would be sitcom star. I'm a tall, skinny, goofy guy. I thought that I would make a great funny neighbor, or wacky office mate, in a sitcom.
I think people have a hard time thinking that I could've done a sitcom.
In the back of my head, I always thought it would be great to become an actress on a sitcom.
I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer when I was 17 and never left the business, so that's literally 70 years.
To be honest, I would never have imagined myself acting on a sitcom that I didn't write.
I decided sitcoms weren't for me.
I just love doing sitcoms. I'd be in them till I was gray if they'd have me.
I couldn't see myself doing a traditional sitcom.
You have to have a certain persona to be a star, you know, and I don't have that. I'm a banana.
It would be a shame for me if I were to become 'Mr. Half-Hour Sitcom.'