H. Jon Benjamin

I worked in restaurants, and I worked in the Cambridge Public Library. ”

For me, performing isn't really particularly difficult. ”

I never pursued acting with, like, auditions. If anything, I was given roles by people who knew me and liked what I did. ”

I need to lose some weight. I'm getting really fat. But I'm getting older, and I just can't stop eating wonderful food. Rich, wonderful food. ”

I've learned to wait 'til an idea is worth making. That's not really a lesson I've learned; I sort of always did it that way. But there's no reason or need to make videos prior to when you make a show, because then you need material for it. ”

It's mainly been the case where I do very few live action roles - not out of choice but more out of not getting asked. ”

It feels like animation has a little more independence than traditional sitcoms ever did. ”

My foray into comedy was to avoid getting a job. ”

I wasn't classically trained as an actor; I wasn't pursuing standup comedy. I really came into it through the back door. And there was a benefit to that, I think, because I wasn't pressing; I wasn't pushing. ”

I started doing comedy with no plan to do voice work. Voice work came as a function of doing comedy and meeting people who eventually develop shows like that. I didn't seek out from an early age to be on cartoons. ”