A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.
Jason BatemanOur job, as actors, is to just try to be as accurate and as mindful of what the audience is going through and receiving and processing. If it's a situation where the character should look a little bit out of control or do something stupid, it's your job to act into that, in a believable way.
Jason BatemanI'm a guy who is a little bit complicated and is a little bit in his own head and is not the most free-spirited, fun-loving kind of guy.
Jason BatemanI think you get the parts that people are comfortable with seeing you play. I get that. And I don't shy away from those parts.
Jason Bateman