I do mostly comedy, and it tends to be a subtler comedy. But I think that probably lends itself well to commercials.
I had kicked around the idea for Good Eats when I was directing commercials.
I would just as likely be doing soccer practice as filming commercials.
I have been fortunate that my commercials became famous and the best directors have managed to work on my terms. I didn't have to chase anyone.
Commercials certainly pay more than films. I was pleasantly surprised at the profitability of commercials when I did my first ad for a popular soap brand years ago. I was paid a huge amount of money for a mere 30 seconds of screen presence. After that, ads have been a regular feature in my career.
Some commercials can work against your image.
Before I had satellite radio installed in my car, I thought I would lose my mind listening to commercials and having limited choices on the dial. Your car is your home in L.A., so you've got to have some good stuff to listen to.
I always wanted to be an actor and started modelling for various commercials when I was 16 and when I was in Class XII, got 'Issaq' through auditioning.
So many things for me are unfortunate in the commercialization of something that is special. It's like when Led Zeppelin appears in Cadillac commercials. There's something that is taken away from your love of this thing and your connection to it.
I think the concept of commercials, for example, I have had offers to do songs in different commercials, and it is not what I have liked.
