Occupation: Actor Birth: May 28, 1978
I prefer to work with first-time directors..
There is always going to something very grounded about the characters I play, because of my Chicago roots, because the city is so grounded. Even my w….
I'm not a guy who sees the desire to transform with each part; I'm not a piece of clay..
My brother was an improviser. He's now a lobbyist, but he used to perform improv in the city when he was in high school, and one of the funniest guys….
My day job is acting - I wouldn't direct something if I didn't feel passionate about it..
I feel like L.A. is more of a showcase, and Chicago is a pure comedy scene where you're doing comedy for comedy. You're doing comedy actually for the….
I like fictional stories - like, things that never happened but the seed of it starts as real..
There are a lot of comedic actors who are just out to be the funny one and get all the laughs and they'll sacrifice your joke, the scene, the story j….
I'm a grinding actor. That's how I've always viewed myself. You go from one job to the next..
I like pizza and I like cheeseburgers a lot and I like Chicago food a lot..
I always thought, if you're gonna do TV, you want to play a straight, solid, pillar-of-the-show kind of guy..
The craziest thing about TV directing is I turned in a version, and then they made their final changes - so I don't know what they are. So I'm like, ….
Aspire to do better. Instead of being the leader of the group, be the little person..
I aspired to be a writer and then I just started getting acting work. I really didn't have a direct goal, I just knew I wanted to be in this industry….
I never thought I'd be one of those guys who gets recognized..
We didn't make money but we never lost money. We'd sit around Times Square with fliers, walk around the Village and try and get people to come. Now y….
I did about 10-12 national commercials and then got one line parts in things like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and the show 'The Unit.' Got a little part i….
I try to collect money and I keep it in a special place called the bank. I collect a bunch of things called money, dollar bills, and I keep them in a….
My big break was really Liz Meriwether saw me in a movie called 'Paper Heart' and really liked it, and then saw me in a movie called 'Ceremony' becau….
You know, what 'New Girl' is doing is they're bringing in really cool people. These are home-run people who aren't your typical guest-star-type peopl….
When somebody is doing something really funny, in real life and as a performer, my instinct is to join them..