It's HE-RO," the boy argued. "No," the girl insisted, "it's HER-O.

If the goal is to get the best artists, actors, and filmmakers in the world to create the best movies, Hollywood does a decent job. And I think no one would disagree with me that it also makes a ton of bad movies and employs a bunch of hacks.

I find the voice is what I look for first and foremost with just about every character I play.

Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process.

Media used to be one way. Everyone else in the world just had to listen. Now the internet is allowing what used to be a monologue to become a dialogue. I think that's healthy.

I didn't really like doing commercials.

There's an absolute prejudice that good movies are dramas and comedies are more dismissable. But I couldn't disagree more.