You'll Be Tested Every Single Day.

What I've Learned From The Pixar Guys Is 'if You Work For The Love Of What You're Doing, It's Always Going To Come Out Right.' Cause If You're Working For A Paycheck Then It's Not Going To Work In The Long Run; It's Not Going To Feed Your Heart And Soul.

One Of The High Points In My Career Came From A Time I Had With Tim Conway On A Film When I Had Him Fall Down With Laughter. I Had This Scene With Him Where I Was This Mechanic Down Fixing His Car. I Can't Remember What My Line Was As Written, But They Were Okay With Me Doing A Made-up Line. So Tim Asks Me What's Wrong With His Car, And I Look Up And Say, "well, Looks Like You Got A Squirrel Caught Up In There."

It Was The Last Generation Of Writers [ The Cheers] That Had Grown Up Reading Books Instead Of Watching Tv. So You Weren't Getting Anything That Was Derivative Of I Love Lucy Or Happy Days. You Were Getting Real Characters [like Those] They Read In P.g. Wodehouse Or Dickens Or Somewhere Along The Line, Because They Had All Grown Up With A Love Of Literature.

I'm Concerned About The Insidious Influence Of The Media's Bad Messages That Undermine The Lessons Parents Try To Instill In Their Sons And Daughters.

So Many Actors Have Sheer Guts, Will, And Determination; They Just Need Some Preparation.