Generally, I've found that a heckler in an improv audience is just enjoying the show so much that they want to be in it.
The only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.
I told my agents that I didn't want to go on the audition. But as that was happening I called my mom, who has been watching the show from the beginning, and my mom said, 'It's the coolest show. You have to go.'
I remember going on carriage rides with Dad when we'd visit. I think quiet L.A. suited him better, but he loved to see shows here, he loved to visit his friends in the Hamptons.
I really wanted to do 'Modern Family,' and I really liked the script, and I liked the people.
I'm so proud of this show and I'm really stoked that fans were so enthusiastic about the show so quickly. I mean, I got recognized for 'Arrow' at the airport when I was headed to Vancouver to shoot the second episode. That was kind of crazy.
'Tommy' was the first show I ever saw on Broadway. I was 14. It wasn't 'the show' that started that flame in me or anything, but it did excite me in a way no other show had. I'd never seen a show so brilliantly cast and directed.
I try to watch the show every week and improve upon myself. I've become a fan.
It's nice to have people interested about a show that you're involved in. It's what actors want.
I need the gays at the shows. If I don't have the gays, I just go nuts, because they always know every word and they're the best core audience you can have.
You play with the audience, and they play back with you. They get into it, and then everybody gets into it. I don't want to be like a monkey on stage and just go through the motions because then it wouldn't be fun anymore. I just pay attention to the audience and appreciate the fact that somebody wants to see us. That gets me psyched.
