My sense of stand up comedy would be so esoteric.

I never thought of myself as a comedic actor. I didn't go to Second City, that's not my background, I'm not a comic, I studied theater and my career when I started was a lot of dramatic stuff.

Humor is the most important thing in life. It trumps everything else and it's the only thing that helps me deal with everything else.

At my core, I'm a Midwesterner.

Theater is the most enriching and thrilling thing to do as an actor.

I'm sure that my wanting to be an actor had to do with a need for approval.

I don't consider myself a comedian because I don't really concern myself too much with jokes.