I was at home waiting for projects. I was on Parenthood and there was one season left, and I was thinking, "What's next?" I'm at this age where I'm trying to write my own script, and they sent this over and I decided to put myself on tape.

You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character.

I don't want to be a spokesman for family values, but that's the way my standup is perceived.

I like doing film, you know, single-camera.

My theory has always been that everyone in show business is there because they were deprived of some attention as a child.

I love standup and I haven't given it up.

I came from an Italian house. The refrigerator was always full. I never knew you had to buy food. I thought there were food fairies that came at night.