So, deadpan I think just means not acknowledging for one second that you think that this is funny and clever.

The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.

You never know what's going to happen with television these days.

I believe I'm doing the right thing in trying to step away from that and to take chances and work on little independent films and do stuff like that wild dance scene.

I'll work with Jerry Seinfeld any day of the week. Get a nice little paycheck there, but you do it for free. It's just good to be associated with that man. He's a great guy.

I don't know if I ever really considered making a connection with the audience.

Tick is a cartoon character, I don't know if you're familiar with him. This is the third step in his evolution. Comic book to cartoon to, now, live-action.

I have a family to support. And I'm not always going to be doing exactly what I want to do.

You don't make a fortune doing cartoons. It's a lot of fun, it keeps you busy, and it's better than a kick in the pants, absolutely. But doing voiceover work doesn't make you rich. It just doesn't.

There's just something about me and my persona that's a little bit bigger than life and ridiculous at times.

Fortunately work begets work.

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?

Hope is believing in something that eludes you. It's a desperate feeling in a desperate situation.

The hardest part is developing the idea, and that can take years

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

Well, I have to say, most of my clothes are designed and made by my mother.

I know I had been successful in football. I had been successful in broadcasting. I didn't think that anything could touch me. I thought, I can beat anything.

Writing ... is a profession that can only be learned by writing.

What's interesting is that I get messages from people who think I'm gone. I have messages like "Tony, we're so sorry. We loved you!"

The moderate are not usually the most sincere, for the same circumspection which makes them moderate makes them likewise retentive of what could give offence.

It is good from time to time to recall all those big and little reasons why you wanted to quit smoking in the first place. Reading this blog once in a while might also be helpful