It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting.

I had a magic kit. I never really followed through on it, but I had my phase of wanting to do it, sure.

There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. Actually, when I did theater, I used to have a partner, and that was the way we used to write a lot of our sketches, through improvisation. So it's something I feel comfortable with.

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is.

I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor.

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.