I know I'm not some matinee idol, but I think we're sold this bill of goods by the media, which says that only the most beautiful and dashing people can become movie stars. So when someone like me sneaks in, they have to redo the calculations.

It's thought of as an eccentric thing for an actor to really try to maintain quality control through the whole career. Most people think, 'You just work. You just keep working.' And in some ways I wish I could be a guy who's just a workhorse.

The way you get through having a shitty job is to laugh a lot and goof around.

A lot of times, good improv is when both people, or however many people are in the scene, really have no idea what the next thing you're going to say is.

The truth is that filmmaking is not really an actor's medium; it's really a director's medium, so all I can really control is the character that I'm playing. So I try to look for characters that are interesting and engaging and different than what I've done before and hopefully it becomes a good movie.

I really enjoy my time off. If I'm going to go to work, it has to be something I really believe in, or else it's totally tedious.

Really if you look at my filmography, there's something for everyone!