That was my earliest maladaptive coping mechanism I forged when I was a kid. I found that my fists weren't going to do any significant protective work for me, so my mouth was it. Making my father laugh was a way to control him.

I love doing six versions of any joke, so if they'll give me six takes, I'd love to do it.

Graphic novels and comic books offer an easy foothold into that world, and screenwriters and studio execs gravitate toward those, because I think they can see it all right there. It's like, "Here's what the movie looks like."

The stunts on the ground I can do, but I've never been good with heights.

Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles.

I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that's gotten stronger as I've gotten older. I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition if I have to -- work harder than anybody else.

I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line.