I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great job of providing a nice blend of comedy, wit and class.

That movie [A Series of Unfortunate Events] told four books in two hours, and we have two hours per book. So we have eight hours to tell four books, and if people watch we'll get to tell more of them. There's only thirteen books, so there's only going to be two more seasons, but that allows for a lot of time to be in character and to maintain character.

'Smurfs' just seemed like a great way to represent a young father to be, guy in a marriage, work in conflict, and I was really interested in the technical CG side of things. I'd never done a movie that I thought would be so physical and yet so precise. So I was intrigued by all of that.

I don't know, but I think kids just want to be listened to, so I want to make sure I do that.

The discipline of live theater - doing the same perfect thing night after night, eight times a week - never ceases to amaze me

I do a lot of books on tape for Beverly Cleary, and another 'Smurfs' shout-out for that demographic.

I'd love to be some sort of villain in a big-budget action movie. Or a superhero franchise. That'd be rad.