Dad had a music store, and he'd often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby, and developing taste. They really influenced my style of comedy.
I don't like to watch my work after I do it because it just - I'll always look at the wrong things.
It is great seeing the fruits of your labor. The joy I have in watching my daughters with their kids is great, because they're doing a wonderful job, and the kids are fantastic.
To me, little Mike Wazowski is one of the best characters I ever got to play because he was funny. He was outrageous. He got angry. He was romantic. He was a full, well-rounded character.
What's so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you're constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that.
Two things I really wanted to be: a stand-up comic or a New York Yankee - or a really funny New York Yankee.
