If I could live a parallel life, I would be a sitcom star; being in front of a live audience would be great.
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 wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian.
I probably would be continuing to do voice-overs, continuing to do cartoon shows, and at the same time I'd probably be on a sitcom or a dramatic television show.
I would never turn down a movie, but at the same time, but my ideal job would be a half-hour sitcom.
It would be interesting if this sitcom works, so I could be doing one thing all the time instead of going back and forth between all this different media which I sort of thrive on, I'm a bit of a moving target in that way.
I'd love to star in a television series of my own. I love the idea of living with a character for a number of years, watching him grow.
Growing up where I did, the thought of working on a television show or in a movie... that existed on a parallel plane, you know?
People would say, Can we develop a sitcom around you? and I would say, Not interested. I'm very happy doing standup and writing and taking my kids to school.
I would be very, very bored doing light little comedies for my entire career.
Television forces people to be larger than life. I would be too shy.