Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.

When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.

My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

I'm not romantic at all. I'm a moaner. I should be on Grumpy Old Men. I'm terrible.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

I have you with me, and I'm terrified you'll disappear.

Never give importance to anyone more than yourself, because once that person becomes important, you become nothing....

An organization's reason for being, like that of any organism, is to help the parts that are in relationship to each other, to be able to deal with change in the environment.

The time has come to educate people, to cease all quarrels in the name of religion, culture, countries, different political or economic systems. Fighting is useless. Suicide.

Some girls say they don't feel comfortable in flats, they only feel comfortable in heels; I am not one of those girls.

Not to speak for Jason [Benjamin], but he's a straight married dude with two kids.

Drama is something that lets you know you're still alive.

The percept takes priority of the concept.

There is no remedy so easy as books, which if they do not give cheerfulness, at least restore quiet to the most troubled mind.

I guess I've learned that there's really no such thing as a bad label, there is only a bad contract.