I Like To Do Movies

I Do Like To Make People Cringe. That Discomfort, Tension, Embarrassment, Pain - All Of Those Things Interest Me, And Not Through Some Sort Of Masochistic Or Sadistic Impulse. It Illuminates What Being A Human Being Is. It Taps Into What It Is To Be Human More Incisively Than Stuff That's Just Very Pedestrian.

I'm Not Elitist. I Like To Do Crowd-pleasing Stuff Which Is A Bit Smart, But Is Just About Belly Laughs.

The Truth Is Somewhere In The Middle Of Funny And Serious.

If You Start To Disrespect The Character You're Playing, Or Play It Too Much For Laughs, That Can Work For A Sketch, It Will Sell Some Gags, But It's All Technique. It's Like Watching A Juggler - You Can Be Impressed By It, But It's Not Going To Touch You In Any Way.

If You Do Something Very Successful, You Will Then Be Defined By It.