Steve Zahn

I was in high school, and I was the guy that always got cast in the school play. Theater is huge in high school in Minnesota, and I knew that I was very good at that, and gifted, and I was 'the guy,' but it still wasn't something I ever thought of as 'a job' or something that one could do professionally.

It goes all the way back to 'Psycho.' Movies with twists like that are memorable because they're so simple.

Let me tell you something, planes and kids... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody.

I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids.

Any director who's also acted understands the fact that every person has a different process and has to be approached differently.

I've done movies where they didn't have enough money to have trailers.

I remember seeing 'Les Miserables' with the original cast - this was in '87 - and I was blown away by it.

I remember seeing my sister in a play when I was very young, and I remember telling my folks, 'I want to do that.'

I'm not a sci-fi kind of guy, to be honest.

When I was younger, you get pigeonholed in parts, which is understandable.

I'm always attracted to the vulnerable character more than I am the superhero.

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway.