I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will allow me to politely upset people's expectations of me as a comic actor.

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I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't...

I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't...

Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business...

Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business...

I just watched Paul Michael Glaser. He was the reason I wanted to do the...

I just watched Paul Michael Glaser. He was the reason I wanted to do the...

If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.

If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.

Maybe forced retirement isn't necessary after all.

Maybe forced retirement isn't necessary after all.

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic...

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic...

You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking...

You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking...

Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and...

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and...

I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that...

I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that...

I love New York. I was sad, depressed and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen...

I love New York. I was sad, depressed and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen...

Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him...

Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him...

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the...

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the...

Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged...

Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged...

I don't think know if anything's going to translate anywhere. You're making a movie, you...

I don't think know if anything's going to translate anywhere. You're making a movie, you...

There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how...

There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how...

I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.

I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.

It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to...

It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to...

I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channelling that...

I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channelling that...