Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to, |
That came from my dad, |
That would have been professional suicide! |
That's when I got really nervous. |
The 40 Year-Old Virgin |
The BBC show is iconic, and you can't set that as a goal. All we tried to do was make a funny show based on the template, which is hilarious. And that was really our only goal. |
The Office: Season One |
The thing about this movie, |
The very first thing we talked about was tone, |
This is the most surreal moment for me ever, |
We decided it needed to be more grounded. If people are not involved with the story, I don't think any of the comedy is going to work. So it's a love story, masquerading as a sex comedy. |
We thought it would make her less endearing, but it did exactly the opposite, ... The women in the audience loved [the line], and I would have thought the reverse. |
We've already shot two episodes, and I'm going back soon to shoot a third, |
When I auditioned for the part, I had no idea how beloved the BBC version was. If I had known, I would have been scared out of my mind. I just wanted to do something funny and slightly different. I didn't want to be held up to a TV icon. |
Women don't find that sexy, ... If you walk into a person's apartment and it's floor-to-ceiling action figures, it's just not conducive to delightful lovemaking. |