Martin short

All you're trying to do in an improvisation is get as much material as possible for the editing room.

David Lynch and I almost made a movie together in the late '80s. We had lots of dinners and lunches. He's a very cool, hip guy. This film, let's face it, is like an homage to him, I would imagine he'd...

I think loss can fuel how you lead your whole life.

You go through publicists because it's easy for a publicist to say to another publicist, 'No'.

No one is any one thing.

Being the youngest of five, you're adored, you're fueled with confidence.

What I learned, a little too late, was that the 'traditional' Martin Short target viewer weighs under 300 pounds. Unfortunately, I was on during daytime.

People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue.

I've done lots of improv things but not a whole movie.

I've never done an improvised movie as a fictitious character. I think that's the challenge.