I spent a lot of time in Chicago at a place called The Annoyance Theater, where we would develop one-act plays through improv, and you would just improvise scenes and then discover something about the character and use it in the next scene.
Of current British stuff, 'Brass Eye' was one of my favorite shows.
I love 'A Mighty Wind.' Even though it's not a funny movie, I think that's kind of beautiful and sweet.
I guess I'm sort of spoiled because, most of the things that I get to do, people know that you're a good improviser, so they allow you at least one improv take, and for comedy, that's great.
I've never gotten hired for drama because I'm a good improviser. I don't think people who write drama scripts want you playing with them as much.
Jane Fonda is someone who impressed me.
L.A. can be pretty insane because there's so much show business here, but I also know a lot of kids who grew up in Manhattan who are some of the most normal, nicest people I know. Casting directors always say Chicago people are just nicer.
I ended up doing a lot of prank shows in my life or prank theater, but I always got fairly nervous about doing 'em.
