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The 'Police Academy' stuff was all hyper-slapsticky.

I like that whole cop-comedy type of drama.

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.

I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.

Cop shows are by definition melodramatic; they're larger than life. They create very stark contrasts and conflicts emotionally. They're provocative, assuming they grapple with - to the extent that cop shows are mirrors of the culture.

New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. All these cliches that, as an Englishman, I thought were from a bygone era or were a bit of poetic license with cop shows - the more you hang out with them, the more you realize how real that jargon is.

I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.

Comedy is difficult, especially slapstick. The trick is to have fun while you are performing it.

If you're playing a cop in a modern film, you don't have to walk with your spine straight up and bow before a fight. There's a lot of free form of expressing yourself as an actor.