 Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me. |
| Why would I lose sleep when I really need valuable sleep just to recuperate and come back and do my job? |
| Ron Howard is as good a person as you could want to work with on film. He never lost his cool. He's the most easygoing, lovely man, but he's got this enormous intelligence and a wonderful humanity. |
| I do enjoy film. The more I do it the more I learn. |
| Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch? |
| You make a choice whether or not to turn that TV on. We didn't even have a television in the house. |
| It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It's rather like music: It's a lot of hitting notes precisely. |
| Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves. |
| Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better. |
| I wish I didn't have to live up to anything. |
| I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture. |
| I never say I have a preference for one medium as opposed to another. |
| I think people think Jim Carrey's just wild and crazy. He really is very disciplined. It is true of Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams as well. |
| I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in. |
