I'm the guy who loves being in the supporting cast.
I'm not a leading guy.
I'm really trying not to feel I'm getting spoiled, because the way I look at it, since I'm not a main character of any of the movies, I realize just how fortunate I am.
I always loved playing the sidekick, and that's what I expected - I didn't think I was pretty enough or diva enough to play the lead.
When you're not the lead, you don't have as many restrictions.
No one goes through life thinking that they're the best friend of the lead character.
The idea behind 'Gloria' was to take a secondary character - the aunt, the mother - and stay with her as she becomes our protagonist.
It's nice when the movie is not on your shoulders, too. It's fun to do a smaller part sometimes.
My dad would throw me in the picture if they needed an extra. From an early age, I understood the concept that, if you're not the star, then your job is to not pull attention away from the star.
Sometimes it's tough as a supporting character: you are on the sidelines, and you don't get to be there for most of the fun stuff. You are hearing about all the great stuff that is going on, but you never get to be a part of it.
Most of the time I was in the background. I never played [the Virgin] Mary. I was always kind of the third angel.
You can't always be a leading lady.
I love being the sidekick. I'm pretty sure fans love seeing me that way.
I'm not a leading man.
I'm never the romantic lead. I'm the guy walking in on the romantic lead, going, "Oh sorry! I'll leave you guys alone."
I was always the leading man's best friend's best friend.
Most of the time when you see a movie, the best character in the movie is not "the guy," it's the guy next to the guy.
You have a lot more freedom when you're the sidekick - you can bring a lot more of your own flavor to the role, and you can get away with a lot more.
The thing that I love about 'Will & Grace' is that there's a clear-cut reason for my character to be there. I come in with the zinger. My character seldom has much to do with moving the story ahead. I know exactly what my job is there. It's just a party, basically. I'm just having a ball.
The hero is never the star of the story.
