There are actors that are really fine actors but not good auditioners. There are really good auditioners that may not be great actors. There are great actors that are really good auditioners, too. I happen to be someone who's not a great auditioner, but usually on a set can hold my own.

There's just something about me and my persona that's a little bit bigger than life and ridiculous at times.

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

I love westerns. I've always wanted to do a western.

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

There are actors that are really fine actors but not good auditioners. There are really good auditioners that may not be great actors. There are great actors that are really good auditioners, too. I happen to be someone who's not a great auditioner, but usually on a set can hold my own.

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.