He's a fantastic actor, Kelsey Grammer. You don't have that kind of career without having a talent, without having something to say and to give to an audience.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I always thought that Bill Murray was one of the great actors that I've worked with. And I've worked with all kinds of people who are known primarily for their dramatic work.
A good actor is somebody who can be truthful and fascinating and interesting and enlightening.
It's great to work with people who are jobbing actors at different stages of their career, and learning from them, and getting over being star-struck by somebody like Ian McKellen because he has such a long prestigious history in the business, but then seeing how he works on the camera; you never stop learning.
I really think that as good of a job as you do as a writer, you're absolutely indebted to the actors that have to deliver that material.
I've come to this conclusion: What makes a great actor is great need. A huge need of acting.
To be a great actor you just need to comprehend, so that's why I became a writer.
I admire a lot of actors; I think a lot of them have so much talent.
It's never going to get better than working opposite an actor like Jeff Bridges. That's as good as it gets. I don't even know what to refer to him as. He's just a great guy. He's iconic on his own merits.
Bill Murray is a wonderful actor, and he's very funny, and I've seen him be serious and terrific.
Aaron Sorkin has been incredibly good to me; I don't know that I would have an acting career without him. Thanks to him, people think I'm smart and nice, but I'm neither.