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As actors, we get to hide. You can change your hair and your accent, and it's not you. You have tricks, these masks.

There is this idea in comedy that you don't want to look like you care about your appearance because that takes away from what's real, what's important. And the real stuff is what's funny.

We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.

I'm always so impressed with these actresses with their perfect make up and hair and sometimes I'm very aware that I'm not like that. But I don't think I can do things any other way. I would be wearing a disguise if I started to apply that stuff.

Still when I go on talk shows, I worry that I have to live up to a comedic persona.

Some people, when they see my shows, leave saying, 'Who would wear that?'

I'm a physical comedian, and I don't get to show it off very often.

I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.

I once did a role which I couldn't rehearse in my street clothes, I had to have the character's costume on before I could rehearse it. I just couldn't think as the character unless I looked like him, or I knew that I looked like him.

Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.