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" My definitions of comedy, drama, and straight man are all blurry for me. I don't think of it in those terms. "

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" I hated 'Top Gun.' "

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" 'Anchorman' was never supposed to be a popular, like, hit movie. That movie was a cheap movie - it felt like we were working on a weird independent comedy in a way. "

" I do like the idea that tomorrow I might find out that I'm going to be doing something that is completely unknowable today. I think it forces you to live in the moment in a very good way. "

" To try and sustain a performance is always a challenge. Anything you work on, to try and be real and show up and not look as if I'm playing pat to anything is always work. "

" Growing up, I was certainly drawn to comedy, but my goal was just to be as well-rounded an actor as possible. I really liked Daniel Day-Lewis, and I thought, 'Oh, he's a good guy to try and emulate.' "

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" I'm a big fan of not working. "

" I think there's something kind of good about growing up in a place you know is not the cool place to be. I think it's good for your head. "

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