“It’s all about control. Control is illusory. No matter what university you go to, no matter what degree you hold, if your goal is to become master of your own destiny, you have more to learn. Parkinson’s is a perfect metaphor for lack of control. Every unwanted movement in my hand or arm, every twitch that I cannot anticipate or arrest, is a reminder that even in the domain of my own being, I am not calling the shots. I tried to exert control by drinking myself to a place of indifference, which just exacerbated the sense of miserable hopelessness.”

“I have no choice about whether or not I have Parkinson's. I have nothing but choices about how I react to it. In those choices, there's freedom to do a lot of things in areas that I wouldn't have otherwise found myself in.”

“But the key to our marriage is the capacity to give each other a break. And to realize that it's not how our similarities work together it's how our differences work together. ”

“You know what I want? The answer is, I truly don't know what I want. I don't want to do a television series. I want to do dramas as well as comedies, but I have no idea what kind or in what order. Just give me the chance at them.”

“I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it.”

“Family is not an important thing. It's everything.”

“I'm going to marry a Jewish woman because I like the idea of getting up Sunday morning and going to the deli.”

“Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur.”

“There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.”

“I think the scariest person in the world is the person with no sense of humor.”

“My view of life is colored by humor and looking at the best in any situation.”