We live in a world where to admit anything negative about yourself is seen as a weakness, when it's actually a strength. It's not a weak move to say, 'I need help.' In the long run, it's way better, because you have to fix it.

This will sound funny coming out of my mouth, but I like to play characters that have an intelligence. It doesn't matter if it's a physical intelligence or emotional intelligence.

I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I can't think of a profession I have more respect for.

When I was a student at Mizzou, I was a daycare teacher. I did it because was a latchkey kid.

Medical attention is medical attention, whether it's for your elbow or for your teeth or for your brain. And it's important.

I was always good at being observationally funny - like, contributing something funny to the conversation.

I had no desire to get up onstage and tell jokes. I prefer to stand next to really funny people.

I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways.