I love a good, poppy chorus.
— Adam Scott
For me to get a lead role in a real movie is something to jump at. It's not like I get to do that all of the time.
Most of the time, I don't think movies of TV shows are a great idea. It's worked a few times, but usually, I think that what's on TV works on TV.
If I would have had the same opportunities when I was 22, there's a good chance I would have squandered them. I know my work wouldn't have been any good.
I did just about anything to pay the rent for a while.
The way Apatow works, you do it scripted a couple times, and then he just kind of lets you go and improvise.
Growing up, I did not have many friends with parents who were together.
There is nothing more unpleasant than watching someone on a TV or movie set act like they are entitled to a particular kind of treatment just because they have been doing it for longer. We are all in the same boat - one job at a time.
One line on a Tom Selleck sitcom does not a career make.
I've learned, over the years, to go after the parts where I feel I can add something.
The great thing about New York is that you don't have to set out to do anything. Whenever I go without the kids, I walk all day and see the most interesting stuff. There's always some kind of drama playing out.
I think when you're on a network show, it's crazy how different it is... just being on a network show that reaches that many people. It's not like I'm very famous, but seemingly overnight, I would get recognized more, and it was really weird.
I prefer Los Angeles just because I live there and my family's there. But I think New York is just kind of the center of the world.
I like having a beard. What's funny is when you shave a beard, you realize how freezing cold your face is! The primary purpose evolution-wise is to keep you warm, to grow hair on your face. You shave it off, and your face is freezing for a few days.
I grew up right in Santa Cruz, right across the bay from Monterey. I would go to Monterey all the time.
I focused my life on things that are a little more dependable, like my family and things that actually make me happy, rather than momentary flashes of success or anything like that.
Like, on the 'Parks And Rec' set, I still feel like I'm a guest star. Being a fan of the show, it's really surreal to be on the set and see that it's not real, and getting to know the actors and they're not their characters.
My hair is very limp. I have to put stuff in it so it's not as flat on my head.
I've barfed in movies before. It seems like it always ends up being Campbell's soup mixed with something else.
I'm an R.E.M. nerd and have been since I was 14.
I love the people I work with and the stuff I've found and that's found me.
I worked at Johnny Rockets. For one day. I had to quit because they said that anytime a particular song comes on the jukebox, all the servers have to stop and do this special sing-along and dance, and I just knew that I wouldn't be returning.
I'm just excited to watch my kids grow up.
The divorce in my family was really amicable. There were no fireworks. It was all sort of behind the scenes, if you will. None of us kids ever saw any argument.
I know that I am not entitled to anything, and when somebody thinks they are, that's a step in the wrong direction.
I was trying to get an audition for 'Walker, Texas Ranger' and they wouldn't see me. And I was crestfallen, because I really needed money. And to be told you're not good enough to be seen by 'Walker, Texas Ranger' is a tough blow.
I had a double bacon cheeseburger at Chili's, and I lost a tooth in it. My tooth!
There's certainly harder things in the world and the country to do than being an actor, but it's a particularly emotionally humiliating thing to do, that you don't really anticipate when you choose to do it. You don't really think that it's going to be quite so soul-crushing at times.
No, I don't regret doing anything, and, you know, at the time, 'Monster-in-Law' was... I was so excited to get that part. I got to be in a big movie for a few months. I got work, and everybody on it was really nice, and it was a fun experience.
Chasing kids on the beach and sleeping is the closest I come to exercising while in Hawaii.
I did a couple quick things with Nicole Kidman, and I really loved that. She was a really cool person to chat with and had a really lovely presence on set. I'm a big admirer of her work. It's amazing the volume of work she does.
Being an actor is just kind of embarrassing.
I'm glad that I didn't get a part in 'Scream 2' and become a star in 1995.
I tend to be a little too old to feel guilty about watching anything. Like, I watch 'Survivor' every week.
It's the worst noise in the world: me analyzing the reasons for making a podcast about U2.
I guess I'm used to TV where we don't really rehearse. You block it out, and then you just start shooting.
'Parks and Rec' is definitely a mainstream show - the group that watches it on TV on Thursday night is small, but the audience that watches it on things like Hulu, Netflix, and Tivo is enormous.
I just like staying at home and eating and watching movies and running around in the back yard.
'Rectify' is really good.
I can't imagine my wife and I ever splitting up. I can't imagine a life without her.
I thought I would be a dramatic actor - everyone starts that way.
I was an extra in a Tia Carrere music video.
If I look at it and feel there is someone who can do it better, I won't do it. Whether it's 'Party Down' or 'Piranha 3-D,' I'm going to bring something to it to make it special.
Going to the roof of the Empire State Building is pretty amazing for kids.
I immediately understood the general air of humiliation that comes with trying to do something as ridiculous as be an actor in Hollywood. It's just kind of an embarrassing endeavor.
I think one of the great things about 'Bridesmaids' is that it's a big studio comedy, but all of the relationships in it are so grounded that you're watching a real movie.
After a long day at the beach, a hamburger and fries usually does the trick.
Every year, you can depend on having at least a couple really exciting Nicole Kidman performances, and that's a rare thing.
I think 'Party Down' found its audience primarily on Netflix and stuff like that, and primarily after it had been cancelled.
I love working with friends; it's my favorite thing to do. I've found over the years that that ends up being the best way to spend my time.
