I thought it was a unique role that I had not played before. I usually wouldn't be on the list for a character like that, especially in a network show. But once I read the script and I talked to these guys, I realized they were a little different, and I dug that.

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I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that's just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I'm a green guy.

cutting garden flower

I just planted the family vegetables yesterday. You name it, I gr... by Steve Zahn

I just planted the family vegetables yesterday. You name it, I grow it.

vegetables names yesterday

My sister gave me a big bucket of Cool Whip. Isn't that awesome? For two weeks I basically watched Emergency! and ate cool whip with a spoon.

buckets emergencies two

I've done flowers and kicked myself. Flowers are so lame. by Steve Zahn

I've done flowers and kicked myself. Flowers are so lame.

lame flower done

I love Toronto, I have spent a lot of time up there working. Ther... by Steve Zahn

I love Toronto, I have spent a lot of time up there working. There's a lot of stuff going on there.

I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. I did a movie that was funny, and then I was the funny guy.

guy new-york play

I lived in Minnesota in a small town. by Steve Zahn

I lived in Minnesota in a small town.

minnesota small-town towns

The werewolf film is a strange thing. by Steve Zahn

The werewolf film is a strange thing.

strange-things film strange

You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from Star Search or Survivor or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people.

stars play kids

You still really fight for good parts. It never stops. It's never a breeze. The people at the top of their game work as hard as the people at the bottom.

fighting games people

PlayStation 3 is another form of meditation. Come on, when you're on set, all day? That's what I do in my trailer, I just play PlayStation 3.

form meditation play

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway. by Steve Zahn

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway.

taglines laughing people

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

wish kids years

I've had more people come up to me about 'Saving Silverman' than anything else. That and 'That Thing You Do!' But 'Saving Silverman' is the one I get most often. And I love that.

come-up saving people

I'm not a leading guy. by Steve Zahn

I'm not a leading guy.

I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campa... by Steve Zahn

I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts.

oscars campaigns care

I look at it like, I'm just a character actor. If I get cast as the stoned sidekick, fine. But I just want to act.

actors want character

I love 'Safe Men.' Now it's getting all this culty kind of - it just came out on DVD. That was awesome. I read that script, I never laughed so hard in my life.

dvds scripts men

I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think... by Steve Zahn

I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think it's just brilliant.

brilliant glasses thinking

I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in an area that's really rich in Civil War history. I live in Kentucky on a farm. A lot of revolution, a lot of military history I love.

kentucky military war