I don't have anything to fix! I don't smoke, I don't drink, and I don't eat carbs. My life is just great now. Normal. Vanilla.
I feel incredibly fortunate I walked away, took care of other business, and then came back to show business.
I look at whatever the finish line is for the character and then kind of act backwards from that and play him in such a way so that that finish line is more rewarding.
I never looked at fan mail, for some reason. My mother and grandmother handled my mail - although it's not like I was ever in the stratosphere of Kirk Cameron or Scott Baio.
I was just a lot smarter about not getting caught. I mean, I never stuck anything in my arm, but I certainly enjoyed my youth.
There are worse things than being constantly hired to do anything.
You do certain things in your twenties that are just not appropriate in your thirties and certainly not appropriate in your forties. Eventually you even the scales, and it's time to move on and become an adult and start working hard again and going to sleep a little bit earlier. Fortunately, I got a job to facilitate that transition.
On the whole, a director who make the set a comfortable place to work is really important, whether it's a comedy or drama.
I can't assume that my kid is going to make the best decision all the time.
If people are going to complain about stereotyping, it's as likely to be Italian-Americans as gay people.
People like Bill Murray are incredible at what they do and are definitely my flavour. Although Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais are also incredible actors. In their comedy, they make these stupid people feel so real. These guys are really setting the bar very high, and I learn as much from them about acting as I do about comedy.
Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor.
It earns you a lot of snark if you're able to convey vulnerability.
I did a good bit of episodic television directing, but directing a movie is so much more complicated.
My family is pretty funny. My mother is British, so she's got a very dry sense of humor. That's where I got that from.
I looked around at the relationships that were the longest in my life, and they were the ones I had with my friends. I thought, 'If I only wanted to get married once, I should probably marry a friend.'
I think anybody who's doing work in their teen years on TV or in the movies, you're a teen idol by default.
Pre-production and post-production is something that I've never been exposed to. I was pleasantly surprised that you could accomplish a lot during pre-production.
I'm a pretty normal guy. I'm really good at knowing how a normal guy would react in situations.
I would rather do three or four small parts every year as opposed to some of the lower-hanging fruit that might get my name above the title.
