Rob McClure Quotes

People like Bill Murray are incredible at what they do and are definitely my flavour. Although Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais are also incredible actors. In their comedy, they make these stupid people feel so real. These guys are really setting the bar very high, and I learn as much from them about acting as I do about comedy.

I did clown training for months.

The stage and working in front of a camera are two completely different mediums. Each requires different techniques.

I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70.

And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge.

In school, I was playing old men and women, babies, Russian people, and all sorts of weird parts - a lot of comedy - and that's sort of like home to me.

My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue.

The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media.

I was always a clown. In the eighth grade I won a city speech contest by doing an Eddie Murphy routine. I'm no good at public speaking, but if I can assume a role and speak as that person, then I'm fine. When I had to give a book report, I always did it in character.

I had such a broad array of classes, in improvising, in clowning, in Shakespeare. It was so great to just be inundated with all that.

I consider myself an actor who is funny.

I was dancing when I was acting as well. Actors generally dance in performances like in an award function.

When I'm on stage, that's a job. It's acting, it's faking, just making fun of yourself, telling bad jokes - I'm pretty good in this - dancing, just to entertain.

I have done 'Gutar-Gu,' which was a silent comedy show.

Let me make something clear: I can't do anything in particular to make others laugh. I do what is necessary for a character. The body language of the character may make others laugh.

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.

Physical comedy is my favorite thing in the world to do.

I went to drama school in Scotland.

I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.

I did one of the 'Amazing Stories.' That was the first time I got to play a character who was a dumb blonde. I actually channeled Judy Holliday.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

I enjoy doing drama, and I enjoy doing comedy equally.

I was a bit of a goofball. I was always silly. I think that lends itself to being an actor.

I would love to do something like Austin Powers to show off my comic timing.

Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.