Here's what I knew about doing a play: I knew it would make me a better actor.

An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.

It does make you a better director and a better actor.

I don't know if 'M*A*S*H' made me a better actor, but I know it made me a better human being.

[Ask Chris Rock how he discovered the young actor who would play him at age 13 for his new sitcom,] Everybody Hates Chris, ... I was at Michael Jackson's house, leaving - I'm in the driveway and this kid runs out: 'Wait! Save me!'

I think the periods of being unsuccessful have made me a better actor.