I find America falling in love with a TV show flattering and interesting, but at the same time a little sad.

You`re only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can`t be a team.

It`s really important to me not to be known as Ross when I`m 60.

With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, there`s a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, `Hey, wake up!`

It`s a job - someone`s gotta kiss Jennifer Aniston. The reality is, Jennifer and I can do our job well because we truly are friends. But when the day`s over, she goes home to her boyfriend and I go home to a magazine.

There`s nothing like a play. It`s so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the audience is seeing.

I`m fiercely loyal to my friends, and I really cherish my friendships.

I like to grow as an actor, and you can do that by playing parts that are unfamiliar to you and uncomfortable.

I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it.

If there`s something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I`m going to go for it.

I was a geek in high school.

There are certain pressures and things that change your life to a degree that, in the cost benefit analysis that constantly goes on, sometimes makes you think, `Maybe I should just leave.`

I can`t go anywhere without being recognized. I`m.

Can I tell you how strange it is to look in your rearview mirror and see guys in cars tailing you?

I had a mustache when I was 13.

The reality is, Jennifer and I can do our job well because we truly are friends. But when the day`s over, she goes home to her boyfriend and I go home to a magazine.

[On his post-`Friends` activity in live theatre] The best thing about going back to drama was discovering how good I feel as a leader. I feel I`m a natural collaborator, but I`m also good at bringing people together..People really have to know their opinion matters. And I can remember the days when I was happiest as an actor were those days when my opinion seemed to make a difference.

To be perfectly honest, I feel I have a duty to use my celebrity status in a positive way. Most rape victims are women, so the bulk of the discussion is loaded towards women. I thought I could find a way to approach the subject of rape in such a way that men are going to respond to it. My most devastating moment was when a 13-year-old girl told me her story. At that moment, I realized just how important this center really is. Nothing else had ever made me connect with reality like that.

I`ve made a good amount of money. I`m very happy that I can now support my theatre company and support friends and family, and I`m ready to maybe go back to school and change careers.

I can have a relationship only with a smart, intelligent woman. Her looks also matter but the most important thing is her I.Q.