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" Early on, I decided I would see if I could make a career work on my own terms. "

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" I've always loved David Letterman. There was an irreverence to his show that I remember, especially in 'Late Night' - it always seemed so fresh. "

" All I really wanted to be was a working actor. "

" My bar mitzvah, I went to my nan's, and she made kugel. "

" I grew up in a lot of different places, mostly in Kansas, I really started thinking seriously about acting in high school; I just did it better than most of the other activities in school. "

" Embarrassment and awkward situations are not foreign things to me. "

" There are so many really good comedians, and I would never be as good as they are. It's not my calling. "

" I'm not good at small talk. I'm really not. I'm not that great at any talk. "

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" I'm surprised that I get to be in the same room with half the people that I'm working with. "

" I'm not that nice - it's one of those things that reveals itself over time. You could talk to people who know me well; they could give you a laundry list. Except they probably wouldn't because they're petrified. "

" There is a major part of who I am that does not feel like the alpha male. "

" People have all different kinds of marriages. Whatever works for you. "

" I love straight guys that seem gay. I'm a little like that. "

" 'Ant-Man' was a genre, I guess, that I hadn't really tackled before. "

" There is something about growing up in the Midwest that gives a different kind of sensibility. But if I'm feeling insecure, the smiles and politeness get upped a notch, and maybe that isn't totally reflective of how I'm feeling on the inside. "

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" The truth is, there are so many terrific places in New York because it's the greatest city in the world, and there are so many fascinating places to see that, frankly, it's humbling. "

" There's a lot of people I would be more than a little overwhelmed by and thrilled to work with. "

" There's something great about the idea of working the land and living communally. That's healthy. That's good. "

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