Vic Tayback

My character at 'Mel's diner' was involved in betting on the horses and all that.

I tell young actors to do anything that will sustain them.

If I walked into a restaurant, the other diners would look around and say, 'I hope you're not cooking.'

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

When I was 6, I saw a commercial that Jessica Simpson was in, and that was the first time I felt my little heart flutter.

Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was all for my ego.