I've got a lot of friends who make $20 million, and I don't. I could feel unappreciated. So I fanned those flames [to play the part]. |
It is what it is. He's trying to make a big family comedy. The characters, even if they're big and broad, don't know they're big and broad. |
It's like a second Christmas. I'm not sure I deserve it. |
Marin is a wonderful place. It feels like such an artists' community. I really feel how people who live here value all types of art. |
scary good. Plug into her, and she'll make you better. |
That isn't the reality, I know, but that's how I approached it: I'm not perfect but here's the best I can do. And hopefully I did the right thing. |
The Squid and the Whale |
The Squid and the Whale. |
There comes a point when the king comes down off the mountain, |
There's a lot of pain, there's a lot of truth, there's a lot of tragic behavior (in Berkman), but he's also funny, |
You know, I live in Michigan, ... I've worked with a lot of guys who make a lot more money than I do and have won awards and all that. I don't brood about it, but it's there, and everybody wishes they were recognized more, appreciated more. So I just kind of took that, poured gasoline on it and lit it. Then I had (Bernard). Then he was there. |