My father could swear in Gaelic and English, by the way, ladies and gentlemen.

I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh.

Everything you look at now, the scripts that come in that you look at, the television scripts are way better than the movie script. The talent is going to television.

Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true.

Anybody who's done standup will tell you that there's nothing like it. The show starts at 8:00, the curtain goes up and there's nobody else except you and the audience, and you just perform for them for two hours. Nobody yells, 'Cut!' There are no retakes. That is still the most exciting medium for me, and I love it.

Anthony Mackie in 'The Hurt Locker' is everything an actor can hope to be. So rock steady in his portrayal that you immediately forget every performance he may have previously given, and focus only on the character in front of you.

All knowledge is ultimately rooted in metaphorical (or analogical) modes of perception and thought.