Jeff Hiller

brochures for this exterminator.

That's the word I'm looking for, exterminator.

And we had to pretend that we were having a party in the walls of people's apartment buildings because the idea was that these roaches were having parties and that's why you needed this exterminator to come in and help you out.

And it was only one day.

We got free lunch and $500.

And so I did it.

But it was one of those times where I thought,

You know, I have friends who I went to college with who own houses, and they have their own washing machine in their house.

And I am in Union Square in a cockroach costume, hiding when I see people I know come by.

Well, it's so funny that you bring up that commercial because I just met the woman who wrote it.

She was at a book signing I just did.

And I was like, oh my God, I had to give her a hug.

It was so exciting.

Because it really, commercials saved me so many times financially and, you know, allowing me to get health insurance through SAG.

Commercial auditions are, they're not like acting auditions.

Many auditions you'll go in and you don't say a word.

You just stand there and smile or you mime drinking something.

It's a different type of acting, and you really have to learn the rules.

And I was really good at following rules, and I think a lot of actors are not good at that.

And I think that's what makes me a really good guest star, too, because in a certain way, when you have tiny little roles, you just need to do this one thing so that we can get on with it.