I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit. |
I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will allow me to politely upset people's expectations of me as a comic actor. |
You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking after your daughter, it's the most beautiful thing in the world. |
I love New York. I was sad, depressed and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen and what they've done. I wanted to give people a chance to see something funny, have a distraction. |
I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor. |
I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work. |
Even when I'm not directing, that doesn't stop Owen from having ideas for what I should be doing. |
The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again. |
Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it. |
It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous. |
There's always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people get sick and tired of you or finally figure out that you're a fraud after all! |
I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities. |
My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment. |
I'm not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor. |
I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't have a master plan in that way. |
Whatever talent I had, I'm sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors, comedians and directors. |
Zoolander was more of my own sensibility. |
Maybe forced retirement isn't necessary after all. |
I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channelling that into something productive unless I want to wind up assaulting the postman or gardener. |
Fashion is so over the top. |