William Scott Quotes

I think audiences can relate to the guys I'm playing, those large-and-in-charge idiots. Or maybe I just make them feel better about who they are, or who they're dating.

I love the part of Hector as it takes me back to playing eccentric parts. He is a funny character, which is fine by me as I've been playing for laughs for decades now! It's lovely to get a laugh; it's the best thing in the world!

There's two types of character actors. There's character actors who play all different characters. Or there's actors who always play the same part; they're just a bit funny-looking.

I like to play the comic relief or parts that aren't necessarily comedic but that I can find the comedy in.

Yes, I'm dangerous. But only in my movies!

I think that doing comedy and playing Dwight is a service. Not to get grandiose about it, but I have a talent for playing oddball characters and I can make people laugh and that can help bring families together and people will really enjoy it and it puts a smile on their face and I think that is a really great thing.

I think just about everyone is doing something that's completely different from what you've seen them do before or a stretch in some way. Like Brandon Routh is so funny, he's awesome. And Chris Evans is hilarious. I mean, he's always funny but just in this character, it's like, I mean I could barely stop laughing on a single take, it was unbelievable. So I think everybody's going to be really, really happy with all the [exes?].

I like the idea of being the funny guy in the dramatic thing, playing a hit man with a weird sense of humor.

I've always loved comedy and growing up it was the comedies that I really responded to. So I don't know how it turned out that once I started acting that I started getting a certain kind of role, that I never saw myself as growing up, so I really love when I get an opportunity to play a [comedian] role.

I never play characters that are like me because I'm a boring person. I wouldn't want to see me in a movie.

I love television; I specifically love having a dumb character on a TV show.

I guess when I think about it, one of the things I like to dramatise, and what is sometimes funny, is someone coming unglued. I don't consider myself someone who is making the argument that I support these choices. I just think it can be funny.

My wife and I take what we call our Friday comedy day off. We watch standup comics on TV. The raunchier the better. We love Eddie Izzard.

It's funny, I used to do a character that was just a baby - just an adult baby. I would get up onstage and complain about adult stuff, but as a baby. I was in a diaper, and I would require hugs from the audience and reassurance and stuff.

It's fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh.

And for my family, comedically, that was the key to a lot of the humor.

I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain.

What I love about 'The Office' is the fast pace and the zaniness of those characters.

I much prefer doing comedy. I get a little paranoid when the audience is not laughing.

I always saw myself as a comedic actor and wacky best friend.

I try to shy away from playing cranky people, but if it's just a funny next-door neighbor or business man, I'll say, 'Sure, why not?'

I don't mind being the funny character rather than the glamorous one, although I'm happy to do both.

The characters I play are tough, but I love laughing and humor.

It's funny because as much as I've done Dr. Freeman, I guess because I shave right afterwards, people don't recognize me necessarily as Dr. Freeman, whereas a small role like 'Garden State' or 'Get Him to the Greek', which is the funniest one to me, they're like, 'Hey, you're that dude!' and you're like, 'Oh my God!' Which is awesome.

I'm all about the slapstick, generally. If you fell off it, into it, or through it, I'm probably nearby wetting myself.