I'd worked so hard that by the time I was 20, I wanted to play hard. And I did that really well.
Jason BatemanTony Hale is a devout Christian and is a complete retard when it comes to swearing. The script called for him to swear for about 30 seconds and he just couldn't do it.
Jason BatemanPeople have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way to spit and scratch and give people attitude.
Jason BatemanAs an actor, you get hired for what you last did. And I guess it just becomes your choice or obligation to do different things.
Jason BatemanIt is one of the few elements in the process that a director really, really can't control: an actor's performance. If you have a director that understands that, it's comforting to an actor. You're starting the relationship more as a collaborator, rather than as an employee or some kind of a soldier trying to execute something you don't organically feel.
Jason Bateman