"I'm a director's actor; I'm a storyteller's actor."

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"I like doing them and they're ridiculous and the actors can improvise a lot, and they don't have to be really realistic characters that hit a very specific tone as in a feature film. They're really fun, I want to make more of them definitely."

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"I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into creatures from another planet when they're told they are supposed to be playing comedy."

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"If anything, I want to bring television back up to where it will entertain and engage a gamer."

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"My M.O. over the years is that I make things better, where people give me that freedom."

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"When I was in art college, I would be painting, and I would create something on a canvas that was actually quite attractive. But if I got frightened and tried to protect that, that canvas would die."

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"People who get involved with the success of something have to be given at least some share of that success."

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"I'm a director's actor; I'm a storyteller's actor."

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