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I do think there are some actors that can get away with trying to be funny, and they're still funny because they're just likeable, and you want to see them. Me, though, when you see me trying to be funny, it's like the worst thing in the world. It's needy, it's cloying, it's manipulative - it's bad.

Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.

Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard.

Any good actor has to have a good sense of humour, too; they have to be able to manipulate people.

The funniest people are usually the best actors, I believe.

There are some actresses that can't do comedy; it's too heavy-handed.

You can't substitute the act of making people laugh. It's definitely something that actors like to do.

I snootily say I can't take too many dramatic parts, as it's taking work from actors who aren't funny.

The worst thing you can do as a comedy director is be on set and think of something ridiculous, or an actor comes up to you with something ridiculous, and you say 'No, no that's too much.' Let's not worry if that's too much, let's shoot it, and then decide if that's too much when we see it.

Sometimes, things need to be so understated on film that I don't even see them as funny, which isn't my favorite style, comedically. When I watch film comedy, I like people that are a little bit more alive on the screen and wound up. I like volatility and unpredictability and other long words like those.