Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort of reality.

People regurgitate the same old cliches and it becomes like a photocopy of a photocopy of something that's vaguely interesting.

No one has a monopoly on wisdom, and even for people who aren't religious, you can learn things from religious people.

I think if you try to look for something to show off as an actor, vanity can get the better of you.

I'm just attracted to playing people who are ostensible unlikable. That's not to say that there's something in there that makes you care. It might be that you just find them so awful that you just can't stop watching, like a car crash.

I don't think I'm kind of universally known. I think in the indie world I'm probably better known than in some mainstream Hollywood terms.

If you do something very successful, you will then be defined by it.