I don't come from a lot of money and wasn't going to get an academic scholarship, so the only way to afford an education was to allow the military to supplement it.
Obviously, education is hugely important, along with healthcare. They're the basics and you're hurting your own country if you don't pour money into them.
'Friends' was an education in intelligent comedic banter; in intelligent vernacular. It was an education in scene study. It was an education in group dynamic. I came out of there with a master's degree in comedy.
I left school at 15 feeling fairly useless and not really up to scratch in my education. And I still suffer sometimes from that lack of education.
Albuquerque is my home. I want my kids and all of our children to be able to go to any public or charter school and receive an excellent education.
As we develop and get quicker with technology in America, it's like we're downgrading if you look at the investment in education... that's the thing that worries me.
Marriage equality is about more than just marriage. It's about something greater. It's about acceptance.
OK, in all seriousness, I would say I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humor. And awesomeness.
I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
Great music is its own movie, already. And the challenge, as a music fan, is to keep the song as powerful as it wants to be, to not tamper with it and to somehow give it a home.
There were two things I used to do to seduce girls: jokes and music. Since I'm not a great pianist, jokes were my thing.
As you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of them.
Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective.
The great thing about university is that they incline you to get up and do it, from the Classics to modern plays, to the humor that Monty Pythons made popular.
I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more.
Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those 'Nutty Professor' movies.
Being pregnant finally helped me understand what my true relationship was with my body - meaning that it wasn't put on this earth to look good in a swimsuit.
Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.
Working in water is so difficult. But I liked having something very physical to do - you realize you're strong. It's a really good feeling.
You should feel good about yourself because of your accomplishments. Not because somebody yelled at you to feel good about yourself.
For example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don't think you're very good at it - which is rubbish. You're missing out here.
