Cartoons have always been an enjoyment to me... a relaxation... I get my ideas from everyday events.

For me, the joy of doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, I'd lose the joy.

I was prepared for the theatre, but not for the nuts and bolts.

When I draw a character, very often as I'm doing a face, my face mirrors the expression.

I draw whatever hits me.

After doing this, going away, trying other things and working on other shows, this character, and working within Days of Our Lives, has been one of the most enjoyable experiences in my career.

Actors worry about bad breath, weight, receding hairlines and why their leading lady looks like their daughter.

I think having eight kids evens things out a bit. You learn about the world; you learn about the world; you learn you've got to get along. We're all - if anything - very adjustable.

I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried.

It's a rare thing to find somebody you can work with, work off of, and have fun with.

I tried to laugh early on about ego and pride... I do something great and then I do something really dumb and then I laugh. You'll always be that kid.

What comes, when it comes, will be what it is.

Turn to your neighbor and tell him, 'Neighbor, God is good and everything He does is perfect.

I suppose you've heard all those wicked stories about me. Well I've lived my life as it came and I've done bloody marvels with a bad hand.

As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic.

Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God.

Go out as far as you can go and start from there

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us.

Doing an experiment is not more important than writing.

Practice is the path of mastery.

Pray that no sleep may seize upon your eyes, nor slumber upon your eyelids until your thoughts have seriously, calmly, and unchangably fixed.