Humor can bring people under the tent. And a good joke can deflect some of the intensity surrounding a serious subject.

When people are in the midst of really heavy stuff and still have a sense of humor, I admire that.

I'm at the right age to work with dead people, but you have to be smart to be a CSI.

Everything I am, everything I've been allowed to do, career-wise, has come out of the opportunity I had with 'Cheers'. I think it's one of the funniest shows ever. They are some of my best friends.

Cloning, wow. Who would have thought? There should be a list of people who can and cannot clone themselves.

I was three. My father in jest said that he'd tell the doctor to give me a shot if I didn't behave. Good heavens, I have a mental picture of the living room and the doctor approaching the door. I was terrified.