American - Actor | January 14, 1969 -
I would rather do three or four small parts every year as opposed to some of the lower-hanging fruit that might get my name above the title.
Jason Bateman
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I became an adult before I had a kid, which I highly recommend. I just like to throw her around. She's a really good snuggler, and she likes to give kisses and hugs.
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I never looked at fan mail, for some reason. My mother and grandmother handled my mail - although it's not like I was ever in the stratosphere of Kirk Cameron or Scott Baio.
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I have to warn you: I bet horses like a girl.
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I'd worked so hard that by the time I was 20, I wanted to play hard. And I did that really well.
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Starting at age 10, my personality and my identity all stemmed from employment. I had a set to be at. I was a certain way with the cameraman, a certain way with the makeup lady - a normal, routine environment.
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Things are going better now than ever, but in 24 months? I could be hearing crickets.
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I really enjoy playing that everyman part because that part is us, the audience. And you need somebody inside a comedy to tether the absurdity to reality.
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Jennifer Aniston and I have always just really gotten along well... I was just fortunate to be a good fit for parts in her films.
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I think anybody who's doing work in their teen years on TV or in the movies, you're a teen idol by default.
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Throughout my 20s I spent a lot of time just playing and not really working, but fortunately for me I continued to get just enough work, and have a reason to wake up in the morning. I really empathize with some of my peers who had success in the early years then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.
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Marathons are good training goals.
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