My father said, If you want to do acting, you have to be successful, which is a silly thing to say.

The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the time I was about 18. They thought I was going to be the ne'er do well, who they'd have to keep worrying about.

It was a very odd household, because the grandmothers were so different. Both of them had their own pianos. So it would be duelling pianos by grandmothers.

I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

I got through my teen years by being a bit of a clown.

People say you don't need a father to be successful. I take offense to that.