God bless him, I mean a lot of times you get non-actors on a set and they get really self-conscious, especially when doing something crazy like singing along with Phil Collins. They get sort of reserved and self-conscious. Mike [Tyson] completely trusted Todd [Phillips] and totally put everything into it.
Ed HelmsThere is something beautiful in the mundane if you take enough microscope to it and focus in on something that seems innocuous to begin with.
Ed HelmsIt's incredible how big a part of my acting career music has become. I get asked about it all the time, and I love it. It's one of my favorite things, and I'm so glad that I get to sort of work that in.
Ed HelmsYou take a vacation to a place like Thailand and you're ready for the excitement of something new and foreign. But when you're working 14-hour days, all you want is something familiar to ground you. And there's just nothing there.
Ed HelmsWhen you try hard at everything you do, even when it feels foolish to do so, youโre opening up doors and possibilities you might not be seeing in the moment.
Ed HelmsI'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.
Ed HelmsYou make adjustments according to the specifics of the character.It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done. It's not even necessarily vulnerability, always, but it's an earnestness, a genuine desire to actually do the right thing, but then still make really misguided, stupid decisions along the way.
Ed Helms