There are so few surprises left in life. We've gotten so addicted to knowing. It's the Google generation. We want the answer to everything right now!

When I do comedy, my brain sort of locks up in the infinite possibilities. That's where I get sort of lost. I think, "Oh, there are six other jokes that we could say here!" I feel more at home with drama.

Four months after we finished shooting, I'd been in New Orleans shooting another movie and my agent and I were having a bite to eat - actually in London - and he's sitting there and goes, 'Wow, I just can't believe how ripped you are.'

Hollywood is like a stock market - you're always up and down and all around. With age, you start to invest less in the outcome of that.

I don't get a lot of romantic comedy scripts.

Martin Campbell is a director who has that ability to marshal so many forces together and create a film.

When I exhale, I just turn right into Louie Anderson.