My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring this character to life.

So, deadpan I think just means not acknowledging for one second that you think that this is funny and clever.

I always wanted to do a Disney movie.

Apparently I work for free, look at some of the independent films I've done.

All I try to do is as earnestly and as acutely as I can, conceive a character and try to portray this character just honestly. If the humor is within the absurdity and the awfulness of situations, then let it be seen that way.

I don't know if I ever really considered making a connection with the audience.

I've actually become much, much dumber through being married and having these children. I find that I'm not half as sharp that I once was. I can't even help them with their 4th and 5th grade vocabulary and math work at this point.