I really wanted to do a comedy. I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one. I tried with two little parts in comedies that were more mainstream, I was kind of fumbling around, and then I read The Brothers Bloom and knew it was the one I wanted to jump into. Did it take adjusting? Actually, it's not really any different from doing drama.

When I play a part, I never think about likability.

L.A. makes you feel ugly.

Working with a green screen is easy. It's just like being a kid. But it's not nearly as satisfying.

It's really hard to make a good film; it's really, really hard. So, the director's very important, and a character that can be described with more than one or two adjectives, maybe with contradictions. Contradictions are always good because that's truthful.

I could never write. I would just be too lonely. What's great about acting is, it's so collaborative.

You get perspective on things when you're away from your child, and in a way, your love for them becomes even deeper.