In The Comedies I've Been

My Heroes Are Bill Murray And Dustin Hoffman. Those Are The Two Actors That Both Do Comedies And Dramas, Seamlessly. Also John C. Reilly And Philip Seymour Hoffman. They're All Just Great Actors, Neither Comedic Nor Dramatic. They're Just Great Actors.

Be Open To Other People's Ideas. Don't Get Arrogant About Your Ideas. Shoot A Lot Of Options So You're Not Stuck With Just One Version Of Something.

I Started Writing And Acting In These Little Plays And Then I Was Discovered By Dustin Hoffman. He Got Me My First Audition For A Film He Was In, Called 'i Heart Huckabees.'

Stanley Kubrick Made Shelly Duvall Go Crazy During 'the Shining.' It's Like One Of The Best Performances Ever. Maybe He Shouldn't Have Gone That Far, But I Love That Movie.

It's Harder To Be Funny If You're Handsome Than If You're Very Normal-looking. It's Just More Relatable. You're The Underdog. I Mean It's Funny To See People Struggle, And You Don't Buy That Brad Pitt Is Struggling, You Know That Guy Could Be The Most Skill-less Guy In The World, But If You Look Like That You Will Be Fine For The Rest Of Your Life.