I play tons of authority figures, whether it's the dad or the cop or the boss. I think it's a combination of how I look, who I am.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am who I am. I have a low voice, and I look like somebody's dad or boss or a police chief, and those roles come my way.
I play a huge variety of roles.
Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren't very good. That sums up what authority is about for me.
People are always casting me for what they call my 'authority.'
They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I've never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general.
I've always been cast in authority roles; I think because I have that presence... Comedically, I can play against that pretty well. I enjoy playing that arrogant ignorance. That's one of my favorite games to play in comedy.
I can always see something of myself in the characters I play.
I always look so different in different roles, people are never quite sure. Which is the way I like it.
I've always had a healthy disregard for authority - it allows me to do my job as a portrait photographer and not as someone who is playing the power game.
I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid.