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We [me And Eugene Levy] Both Try To Play The Reality Of A Moment And Don't Try To Impose Humor On Something Where It Doesn't Belong. Contrary To What Other People Seem To Think Sometimes.

I Met [ Samuel L. Jackson ] For The First Time On The Today Show. He Came Out Of An Elevator. I Was Promoting A Mighty Wind And He Was Promoting Something Else. He Said, "i Hear We're Going To Be Working Together." I Said, "on What?" He Said, 'the Man.' I Hadn't Heard His Name Mentioned Before. I Made A Few Calls And Found Out He Had The Script And Was Interested. That Was It.

We Both [me And Eugene Levy] Come From The Same Place. Eugene Did Most Of His Work In Sctv And Ensemble Situations. I'd Done All This Theater Work Before I Got Into Movies And Ensemble Situations. We Both Learned How To Develop Characters And Interact With Other People In A Unique And Economic Sort Of Way.

Painters Get Up And Paint. Writers Get Up And Write. I Like To Get Up And Act. It's Not A Big Deal. It Makes Me Happy.

Sometimes One Of My Ways Of Choosing Movies That I Want To Do Is If It's The Kind Of Movie I Would Have Gone To See When I Was A Kid, And This Is A Movie I Actually Did Go See, As A Kid. And I Think It Will Be Exciting For Audiences To See Now.