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It's not about celebrity or not. It's all about, do you have that 'girl in a cardigan' in you. You gotta have that.
I've fallen in love with shows like 'Homeland' and 'The Wire.' And I think 'The Office' is in a category like that.
My parents and my brothers and their wives are incredible and formed me as a person long before I got to Hollywood.
My favorite water cooler topic is fantasy football. I used to make fun of friends for doing it and now I'm obsessed.
I'm a sap, I'll cry at anything. But I don't cry when I feel manipulated, or when there's a music cue telling me to.
I was a waiter before 'The Office,' so to me, this was a winning lottery ticket. Everything about my life has changed.
For me, 'Arrested Development' is the cornerstone of recent television comedy. It's so incredibly flawless and perfect.
I went to Dave Eggers with this idea of doing a movie about a guy going through some sort of Frank Capra-esque journey.
When I look at my parents I'm like, 'This is easy. Staying together for 35 years? How hard is that?' They're like, 'Very hard.
Directing was a great experience, but it's terrifying to have the responsibility of carving up the other actors' performances.
I am in that everything [ David Foster Wallace] writes is pretty much the best stuff I've read, so that makes me a fan I guess.
I definitely had fun being a waiter. I can't say for sure that I was a good waiter. I think that I made people have a good time.
I love feeling strong. You pick up your daughter with ease while everyone else makes a little grunt when they pick up their kids.
I don't think I'll ever be comfortable being considered a sex symbol, especially after you work with someone like George Clooney.
All relationships are a learning experience, even ones you continue to be in. If you don't see them as that, then that's a problem.
I think that whether you're married or not, in any relationship, there's always the terror that you're going to screw something up.
The one-liner of this movie [ The Hollars], you've probably heard before: 'A guy goes home to his family and finds out about himself.
I don't go out - ever. I'm lucky enough to have awesome friends, and we always end up at someone's house. We're big house-party guys.
Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.
One of the best lessons I've ever gotten in my life is to anticipate nothing because it's always worse in your head than it really is.
Growing up, I remember the 'Cheers' finale and 'M*A*S*H' and all these amazing finales, and I remember them being very, very important.
The only reason why I acted in school was because of the community, like I was in the chorus of every play, I was never really the lead.
We live in a very modern age and the dynamic of raising kids and being a professional are intersecting a lot more - especially for women.
It looks like I've been smart about it, but truly, I've been incredibly lucky to have the right people notice me and want to work with me.
I think it's a big chance to take to make a movie that's about as something as pure and honest and something people can relate to everyday.
To me, it seems like both 'Brief Interviews' and 'The Office' deal with characters that see themselves differently than the world sees them.
This is the time for me to step out and show that I don't just want to play the nice guy roles, and I think I'll find out what my limits are.
I learned that the best way to work is to allow the scene to live on its own before making major adjustments, whether in rehearsal or on film.
I'm not going to pretend that bad things don't happen. I just hope my daughter has enough understanding that when they do, just give me a call.
When you have two people that good in a movie, I think it adds a class and a feeling of importance for other actors that they want to be involved.
Richard Jenkins read the script [The Hollars] and really liked it, but he said, 'If you can get Margo Martindale, I'll do it. Otherwise, good luck.
I certainly went into losing my virginity terrified. Going on stage, I could only have imagined the worst possible outcomes. And then it went fine.
To be that big of a star and that grounded and that classy, I'm mean [ George Clooney] was a true mentor for me and, as a director, he's incredible.
I'm really not feeling one way or the other with comedy or drama, I'm just sort of doing projects that I've been finding really fun to be a part of.
Being funny is one of my greatest strengths. I can make girls smile when they're down, and when they're having a good time, I can carry on the joke.
Each cast member brings their own vibe and antics to the set. You're constantly surrounded by fun loving people who can make you laugh in their own way
I want to start a Dunkin' Donuts in Los Angeles. I already have the perfect location picked out. It would be the old Tower Records buildings on Sunset.
A lot of times in movies, you see the "small town" people, being bowled over by this creative entity or this corporate ideal, and it's not true, at all.
I'm not gonna be one of those actors who's like, "It's such a drag to not see your kids." Of course it is, but that's the compromise that you're making.
Each cast member brings their own vibe and antics to the set. You're constantly surrounded by fun loving people who can make you laugh in their own way.
I've always loved those movies where somebody thinks they want something, and then they realize that the thing they really want is right in front of them.
I think one of the coolest things for my daughters is that they'll get to see their mom being a working mom. It's one of the things I'll be most proud of.
All the cliches are true about parenting. All I've ever wanted to do is be a father, but there's this existential mirror that's held up when you have a kid.
Keeping it real is the key and I don't know how they've done that week after week. I think the key is that everybody can sort of empathize with [The Office].
I didn't go to the special screening on a spaceship where everybody goes to have their special screenings...Everybody knows that's what happens in Hollywood.
If you did go to high school and then college, there's definitely a solidarity with someone that is from your hometown and knows your mom and all that stuff.
All I've ever wanted to do was be a great dad, and yet there's no stopping this existential mirror that's held up to yourself when you're about to have a kid.
I related so much to the responsibility of being a parent, the responsibility of "did you screw your kid up," the responsibility of letting your own parents down.
I had done one failed pilot. I remember, when it failed, I was like, 'Oh my God, how does someone survive this? That's it - that's the end of my career; it's over.'
I have the most incredible parents and they didn't put pressure on me. I grew up in a house and no matter what they thought of things, it was always about my choice.