The truth is, no one is like Columbo.

I had two ambitions: One was to be in The Actors Studio, and the other was to walk into a bar where actors hung out, and everyone would know that I was a professional actor and I would be accepted.

God didn't design anyone to be recognized by 2 billion people.

I hate to talk about typecasting, because being typecast as Columbo ain't cancer.

It became the joke of the neighbourhood. If the umpire ruled me out on a bad call, I'd take the fake eye out and hand it to him.

When I was growing up in Ossining, N.Y., playing pool with the guys, the thought that any one of us might become an actor was as far-fetched as being knighted by the queen of England.

The entertainment industry is loaded with extraordinarily talented people. But the true, genuine originals, they're rare.

My idea of Heaven is to wake up, have a good breakfast, and spend the rest of the day drawing.

My family had a habit of collecting creatures that didn't always want to be pets. The first animal I can remember was a Lab named Zoe.

I like playing the guy on the sidelines. They have more fun.

I do not fault anyone else who makes choices to play characters that they wished they hadn't... Because at the end of the day, none of us are happy with our jobs all the time.

I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am.

I spend my nights just sitting and reading a book and drinking my tea and walking my dog. That's about as exciting as my life gets.

I think my mom drove by a nuclear power plant when she was pregnant. But I wouldn't be in 'The Station Agent' if she hadn't.

'Game of Thrones' is an amazing show, and I have no problem speaking of the virtues of HBO.

I should call people back more readily. I'm not the best friend sometimes in terms of that. I do follow that white balloon and get distracted a lot.

I don't socialize. I'm kind of a hermit. The life of an actor can be very lonely.

I love working with the same actors repeatedly. That happens a lot. It's kind of inevitable, especially if you work with the same writers and directors and you start to form a company of actors. You gravitate towards each other.

I never know where women are coming from.

There are a lot of directors out there who are very specific, visual craftsmen, and while I have the utmost respect for that, they don't really communicate with the actors.

I would love to play Richard III.

Call me a midget, but just be real. I am all for correct terms, but please don't tiptoe around feelings. Don't be too careful, because that shuts you off from people.

I dress and eat like a fifth-grader, basically. I like sandwiches and cereal and hooded sweatshirts.

Animals used for food are treated like unfeeling machinery.