Eric Stonestreet : (4) " When I was a kid, I wanted to be a clown. I didn’t want to be an actor, I wanted to join the circus and entertain people. " - Eric Stonestreet " Right outside of Kansas City is Leavenworth, and there are, like, five prisons there. It was kind of the tapestry of my childhood. I was always fascinated. I wanted to know what was behind those walls. " - Eric Stonestreet " I don’t think guys inherently don’t want to clean. I think the roles are most definitely changing, but I think in a good relationship, it’s never been defined as ‘a lady does this and a guy does this.’ I think, in most working, healthy relationships, everybody does a little bit of everything. " - Eric Stonestreet " I got dared to audition for a play by my best friend Paul. He got cast in ‘Hamlet,’ and I got cast in ‘Prelude to a Kiss,’ and that changed everything. " - Eric Stonestreet