When people ask me, ‘how do you make it in show business,’ or whatever, what I always tell them — and nobody ever takes note of it ‘cuz it’s not the answer they wanted to hear…but I always say, ‘Be so good they can’t ignore you.’
It's just I hate reading the description 'offbeat' about a character in a script, because I, along with Seth Green, Jamie Kennedy and a few others, have cornered the market on 'offbeat.'
I am moving towards that zone where I don't want to be a replaceable name. This is my goal. I want to hear from the industry that, 'You are the only one who can do this. We will not go ahead with the project if you don't do this.' And I want to hear from the audience that it is worth watching a film that I have done.
Be so good they can't ignore you.
It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
I didn't think I'd be getting my own stand-alone film.
Really good leading roles are few and far between, and there is so much competition because there are so many fantastic actresses in this country.
When you're the mom in a big family comedy, you have to get your personality when you can.
I am not like any other wrestler.
There are always crucial, decisive players in every side who make the difference and do not necessarily depend on others.
Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.
It's the best part of the whole movie. John Malkovich with a pink pig is - you can't get better than that. Then John Malkovich alone and then you add a pink pig.
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.
Every actor is remembered for one particular film.
Start by identifying the qualities or characteristics that make you distinctive from your competitors - or your colleagues. What have you done lately - this week - to make yourself stand out? What would your colleagues or your customers say is your greatest and clearest strength? Your most noteworthy (as in, worthy of note) personal trait?
Every team has a person who is used as a reference, a player who stands out more than others.
The entertainment industry is loaded with extraordinarily talented people. But the true, genuine originals, they're rare.
