You have to remind casting directors out here that you don’t just do one thing. There’s a lot of people who do just one thing. Stephen Root Read Quote
My whole career, I’ve tried to bounce back and forth between everything, and not get typed out. I’ve done a pretty good job of not getting typed. Stephen Root Read Quote
In TV, when you’re doing guest roles, you’re gliding into a zone where people are already very comfortable. They go in and go to work every day. You’re coming in, and it’s a brand-new environment, so you have to get it… and then you’re gone again. Stephen Root Read Quote
When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five or six takes of every scene, improvising every scene differently. He was a riot. Stephen Root Read Quote
It’s fun to do voiceover work, although you still have to act. But it doesn’t involve memorizing lines, and you don’t have to dress up. Stephen Root Read Quote
It’s easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It’s not intrinsic for me to be crafty, so I would have to go outside for a source of origin. I think of myself as pretty dim. Stephen Root Read Quote
I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much. Stephen Root Read Quote
Researching real people and doing them, I think, is harder than anything else. You don’t want to do a caricature of them and you don’t want to do an impression. You just want to do the best you can, in terms of presenting their views and a general impression of the guy. That’s the hardest thing to do, real people. Stephen Root Read Quote
