I Don't Much Care To

I Don't Need The Money After 11 Years On 'frasier,' And There Aren't That Many Great Roles Onstage Left For Somebody My Age. I'm More Interested In Playing Those Roles Than I Am In Playing Bit Parts In Movies.

My First Acting Class Was Taught By A Little Known Playwright, David Mamet, Who Then Cast Me In My First Play, Opposite John Malkovich.

I'm A Dog Person, I've Had Dogs All My Life. But You See, It's Not Really A Dog. It's More Like A Little Robot. It's An Actor. It Displays No Emotion Whatsoever. I Swear That Dog Doesn't Know Any Of Us Even Though We've Done Five Seasons Of Frasier.

I've Got A Business Manager And He'll Just Come Right Out And Say, 'it Wasn't The Best Part For You,' Or 'it Was Okay, But I've Seen You Do Better.' So When He Does Say, 'wow That Was Great!,' Then I Know That He Means It And It's Something.

The First Play I Did Was 'philadelphia Here I Come.' Can You Imagine That? I Am 37 Years Old I Am Doing My Second Professional Play And I Am On Stage With John Malkovich. Joan Allen, Laurie Metcalf And Gary Sinise. One Huge Name After Another. I Was Terrified And Petrified, Could Hardly Get A Word Out Of My Mouth.