You have to have talent. You have to get the audition and then you have to nail the audition.
Joel McHaleIt's important to have the right agent - people that are working hard for you. But an actor needs to be in control of their career no matter how good the representation is.
Joel McHaleIf you become famous and you start making money, then people want to give you things. It's the exact opposite of how it's supposed to be.
Joel McHaleBill O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly and Sean Hannity are the Mount Rushmore of keeping old people angry.
Joel McHaleWell, that would be a title [the busiest guy in Hollywood] still reserved for Ryan Seacrest. I have one assistant; he has about nine. I don't have a food taster yet, I don't have a fluffer either. But, yes there are some days when I don't know if I am coming or going.
Joel McHaleWhat was my dream when I was 18? My big decision when I was 18 was full keg or pony-size keg. I knew by about 16 or 17 that I was going to be an actor. That was based on the fact that there were not a lot of things that I could be really good at, or that I would enjoy enough to not run out of the building screaming.
Joel McHale