The stage is a training ground and it's where you learn what's funny and what's successful.

To me, the punk rock kids I grew up with were really, really smart, and to me, respecting those kids was a really big deal.

I got into a bad jag of movies that helped pay the rent and I thought would help further me along.

How much do you have to pay someone to be in a George Clooney/Alexander Payne film? NOTHING!! Because everyone in the world wants to be a part of it. Therefore you pay nothing. And that continues until you become something they need... I'm not that kind of actor. I'm blue collar and very replaceable.

Now, more then ever, we have the ability to make films for almost nothing and that's broken down all barriers of entry. I think it's a new golden age of film-making. With that, there needs to be the ability to recoup investment dollars, people need to make money.

When you're making an independent film what you don't have in time and money you have to make up with creativity and diligence.

Being onstage is like being rock star. Whereas if you're doing a movie, it's such a confined space. You know, you do a comedy, it's so hard, too, 'cause with a comedy, there's no vocal reaction, there's no energy that you get back that spurs you on to be funnier because everyone has to be quiet.