David Schwimmer

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!'

The biggest effect celebrity had on me was that I stopped being open and receptive and started to walk around with my head down.

I had a mustache when I was 13.

You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.

I can't go anywhere without being recognized. I'm.

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.

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

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 was a geek in high school.

When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new.

As an actor, the training I received was that I walk through the world as an observer of life and of people. My job is to actually be looking out all the time and watching people.

London is completely unpredictable when it comes to weather. You'll start a scene, and it's a beautiful morning. You get there at 6 in the morning, set up, you start the scene, start shooting. Three hours later, it is pitch black and rainy.

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

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 don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy.

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

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 really believe that, as an actor, you should be constantly studying other people, and celebrity had the absolute opposite effect on me. It made me want to hide - to run away and hide.

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

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

If I were given a choice between two films and one was dark and explored depraved, troubled or sick aspects of our culture, I would always opt for that over the next romantic comedy.

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.

I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing.

To be perfectly honest, I feel I have a duty to use my celebrity status in a positive way.