When I Got To Los

The First Thing I Do, After I Talk With The Director And We Agree That I'm Going To Do The Role... My Jumping Off Point Is I Get A Picture Of What My 'look' Will Be. My Wardrobe Style, My Facial Hair, Glasses And All That Kind Of Stuff.

People Are Afraid That They're Going To Upset Somebody On Top, And So There's A Real Sense Of, I've Got To Be Quiet, I Don't Want To Be Fired.

Auditioning For Television Shows - To Find A Guy Who Has A Lot Of Experience As A Laborer Is A Bit Of An Anomaly. We Do Exist. I Know Several Other Actors Who Have Made Their Living, Instead Of A Waitress Job, Framing Houses Or Blacktopping Roads.

My Wife, The Actress Megan Mullally, Was An English Major At Northwestern University And Loves Fiction. Like So Many Things In My Life, She Curates Things For Me. For Example, I Have The Daunting Prospect Of Donna Tartt's "the Goldfinch" Waiting For Me When I Get Through My Current Reading Pile.

Jack London Is A Very Generous Description Of My Small Hiking, Bicycling, And Canoeing Habit. I Myself Feel Like A Weak Urbanite A Lot Of The Time, Because Lots Of My Friends Are Incredible Outdoorsmen And Women.