There is always going to something very grounded about the characters I play, because of my Chicago roots, because the city is so grounded. Even my wife pointed it out when we were in the city, she said that even the architecture is grounded in Chicago, it's so solid. Because it has to deal with winters. There is something about Chicago that keeps people centered and grounded.

My day job is acting - I wouldn't direct something if I didn't feel passionate about it.

I had a lot of bad jobs but the one big internship I had is I interned for 'SNL' when I was 21 years old and that was the joke. You intern there and you think man, I'm going to be with the writers and the great comedians. Then you're getting everybody sandwiches and then the doors close and then all the great creatives are doing the work.

I got really into writing plays. I did that for years and years and got some produced and didn't like it as much when I wasn't able to control it.

I would want to go to the future, 25 years in the future, and see if the Cubs ever win a World Series.

I prefer to work with first-time directors.

I like dogs, but I have more respect for cats.