The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media.
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I'm labeled a comedic actor, which is awesome. But I love getting the occasional dramatic role, too. Some of your best dramatic actors are ultimately comedians.
There's a lot of actors that I admire because they can just switch one second into the character. Then, they go back to jokes, and then they're doing something really dramatic. I can't do that. I have to really focus.
I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it.
The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.
There are many actors I really like and whose work I admire.
Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.
Comedians like to see people smile. With acting, I love giving people a feeling, an emotion. I like to give people a feeling. When they come away from my scene, I want them to think.
I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor.
I always felt that my way into comedy would be through my writing rather than my acting.
All of the actors that have served to me as inspiration over the years have been those more associated with dramatic work who have, in turn, been able to embody their characters and lose themselves in those characters that they create.