I didn't go out for a soap until I moved to New York. I wasn't even considering soaps, but my agents talked me into it and said it's nice, steady work.

I'm a New York businessman.

I was at a public school until I was in sixth grade when I moved to New York.

I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.

The entire New York comedy scene has moved to L.A. - it's bled the New York comedy scene dry.

Dumb luck brought on the move from business to acting. I had moved to New York when I was 23, in the year 2000. On a lark, I went to audition for a soap opera.