Zach Galifianakis on ‘Baskets’: “Not to sound too pretentious or actor-y but you want to kind of challenge yourself”
“As a comic — as a fat, bearded comic — you can paint yourself into a corner” – Zach Galifianakis
‘Baskets’ Casting Director Dorian Frankel: “We’re looking for believability in an odd world”
Frankel talks about developing the cast of the series and why authenticity was more important than a well-known actor
Zach Galifianakis on Being Recognized and Wanting to Get Serious
Zach Galifianakis is already pretty recognizable after breaking out in the first two Hangover movies. But the comedian has to admit he’s not really ready for the fame game.
To Promote ‘The Campaign’, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis Do Funny Things (video)
I’ve missed the screenings for The Campaign, the new Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis comedy about a two Southerners vying for a seat in Congress. I’ve heard rumblings that it’s just “OK” but knowing me, I’d probably love it. I’ll find out this weekend.
Will Ferrell on Collaborating with Other Comedians: “As much as we like to get laughs, it’s just so funny to see someone else execute a joke properly”
Will Ferrell has had a reputation for being a hard actor to approach in public, and was even named as the worst celebrity autographer in 2007 in Autograph magazine. But in an interview to promote his upcoming film The Campaign, Ferrell seems to suggest it isn’t him that lets people down — it’s their own expectations.
Zach Galifianakis: “I just find actors so shitty, I just hate them”
Galifianakis isn’t the type of actor to fit in any sort of category, especially since he himself hates actors. Huh?
Zack Galifianakis Talks Working in a Jockstrap, Improv and Acting in Dramas
From EW.com: In the film, you play Alan, the deranged, jockstrap-wearing, socially awkward brother of the bride. How in the world do you prepare for that kind of role? Well, I wish I had a concrete answer to that. In my mind, I just gave him [a] history. So the