Leslie Nielsen

Yes, it's true, I've been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier the Leslie Nielsen of Shakespeare.

I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous.

I've finally found my home - as Lt. Frank Drebin.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

There's a whole bunch of unfinished stuff. Then I've got books of lyrics. I find it frustrating to finish a song and not be able to record it... so I don't write a million songs.