Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part... they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal.

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These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I...

These days there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I...

I'm not a public figure at all. I don't really go out a lot to...

I'm not a public figure at all. I don't really go out a lot to...

I think people are always looking for a good comedy.

I think people are always looking for a good comedy.

The movies I usually do are maybe three or four weeks because they don't have...

The movies I usually do are maybe three or four weeks because they don't have...

I've worked with a lot of great directors.

I've worked with a lot of great directors.

Insecurity is just something that's there all the time. I've never been crippled by it.

Insecurity is just something that's there all the time. I've never been crippled by it.

I just never fantasized about Mr. Rogers, but I like his whole vibe.

I just never fantasized about Mr. Rogers, but I like his whole vibe.

I know many great actors who have small heads.

I know many great actors who have small heads.

If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A...

If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A...

The more people involved in making a movie, the worse it is, generally.

The more people involved in making a movie, the worse it is, generally.

Insecurity is just something that's there all the time. I've never been crippled by it.

Insecurity is just something that's there all the time. I've never been crippled by it.

I'm unqualified for anything else. I'm barely qualified for this.

I'm unqualified for anything else. I'm barely qualified for this.

If you give a character room to breathe, they come alive.

If you give a character room to breathe, they come alive.

I... had guys on the set who didn't like me... they weren't interested in the...

I... had guys on the set who didn't like me... they weren't interested in the...

The movies I'm in not a lot of people see, but it's alright.

The movies I'm in not a lot of people see, but it's alright.

Sometimes it just doesn't translate to people. You just move on, and you feel bad...

Sometimes it just doesn't translate to people. You just move on, and you feel bad...

I don't think I'm very ambitious at all. But I seem to play people who...

I don't think I'm very ambitious at all. But I seem to play people who...