The learning from my entire career is: never compare yourself to anyone because it'll destroy you.

There is a lot I need to thank God for, everyday. But I think I am blessed because I have a very loving, understanding and supporting family.

My mother has fabulous skin which she gracefully passed on to me.

What is important is the character that I play. Making an impact is far more important than the length of the role.

I was raised in inner-city Liverpool, the first in my family to go to university.

I go back to family: 'Ice Age' was about disparate characters rejected by their own kind. They come together to save the child. 'Despicable Me' is about redefining what a family could be. It has a visual distinction and an experimental quality.

Whenever I meet children's parents, they complain that the kids don't sleep until they listen to my whistle baja song! My songs have captivated the kids.

When I was a kid, my dad was in construction and used to move the family back and forth between central Florida's east and west coasts.