Patton Oswalt

You've got to, you know... I mean, I can't – I've really enjoyed everything that I've ever done, even when it wasn't – even when the thing itself wasn't great. I've enjoyed being there and watching people. I'm with creative people that are doing their goddamn best. Even bad movies I've been in, people broke their ass to try to make it work. I just love being around people who care about something.

You've got to, you know... I mean, I can't – I've really enjoyed everything that I've ever done, even when it wasn't – even when the thing itself wasn't great. I've enjoyed being there and watching people. I'm with creative people that are doing their goddamn best. Even bad movies I've been in, people broke their ass to try to make it work. I just love being around people who care about something.

So – but, I mean, if you're talking about the ones that gave me the most satisfaction doing them, I mean, the run that I did on –

So – but, I mean, if you're talking about the ones that gave me the most satisfaction doing them, I mean, the run that I did on –

uh uh justified was fantastic that was just getting to work with timothy oliphant and all those cast members was was incredible um there was a show that i did two shows that i did that both got canceled prematurely one for sci-fi called happy with chris maloney um one of the best um shows I've ever done. So amazing.

uh uh justified was fantastic that was just getting to work with timothy oliphant and all those cast members was was incredible um there was a show that i did two shows that i did that both got canceled prematurely one for sci-fi called happy with chris maloney um one of the best um shows I've ever done. So amazing.

Brian Taylor, director, just an absolute visual genius and one of the most free and unrestricted imaginations I've ever encountered as far as writing is concerned. And then another show for Showtime called United States with Tara. Not only because I liked my role, but like getting to work with people like Rosemary DeWitt and especially Toni Collette.

Brian Taylor, director, just an absolute visual genius and one of the most free and unrestricted imaginations I've ever encountered as far as writing is concerned. And then another show for Showtime called United States with Tara. Not only because I liked my role, but like getting to work with people like Rosemary DeWitt and especially Toni Collette.

And watching them like at table reads, Toni Collette like cold reading the script and going into eight alternate personalities at the drop of a hat. And the whole table just like, the fuck are we seeing right now? those experiences to me really, really meant a lot.

And watching them like at table reads, Toni Collette like cold reading the script and going into eight alternate personalities at the drop of a hat. And the whole table just like, the fuck are we seeing right now? those experiences to me really, really meant a lot.

It makes you feel like you don't belong, but it also makes you make the decision, all right, I got to step up or I got to fade away. You know, when I did Young Adult, I was working with Charlize Theron, who's one of the best actors alive. And it's like, you had better show the fuck up or just accept the fact that you're going to be a blur on the edge of the screen with this actress, you know.

It makes you feel like you don't belong, but it also makes you make the decision, all right, I got to step up or I got to fade away. You know, when I did Young Adult, I was working with Charlize Theron, who's one of the best actors alive. And it's like, you had better show the fuck up or just accept the fact that you're going to be a blur on the edge of the screen with this actress, you know.

And not just with her, with Colette Wolfe, plays my sister. She has one of the best scenes in the movie, I think, is between Colette Wolfe and Charlize.

And not just with her, with Colette Wolfe, plays my sister. She has one of the best scenes in the movie, I think, is between Colette Wolfe and Charlize.

Charlize Theron it's incredible so I always play with people that I'm never the funniest person in my group and I don't want to be I want to be around people that are funnier than me because then I up my game that can't be true it can't be true that you're never the funniest person in your group I've never felt that way and I'm not saying that out of I don't believe in false modesty I'm a funny motherfucker but I'm as funny as I am because I have I always have this chorus of people in my head that are like oh what

Charlize Theron it's incredible so I always play with people that I'm never the funniest person in my group and I don't want to be I want to be around people that are funnier than me because then I up my game that can't be true it can't be true that you're never the funniest person in your group I've never felt that way and I'm not saying that out of I don't believe in false modesty I'm a funny motherfucker but I'm as funny as I am because I have I always have this chorus of people in my head that are like oh what

What's the different angle I could go here? It makes it fun for me. It doesn't mean that I can just go, oh, here's the obvious joke. And I just love that. I love that those are the people that I've surrounded myself with.

What's the different angle I could go here? It makes it fun for me. It doesn't mean that I can just go, oh, here's the obvious joke. And I just love that. I love that those are the people that I've surrounded myself with.

Oh, yeah, my dad loved comedy. My mom, we would always watch Carol Burnett. And then when I got a little older, I would watch SNL. And then I discovered SCTV that my dad also liked. And my dad loved Letterman and Monty Python, all that stuff. And my dad would always have comedy albums. He loved comedy.

Oh, yeah, my dad loved comedy. My mom, we would always watch Carol Burnett. And then when I got a little older, I would watch SNL. And then I discovered SCTV that my dad also liked. And my dad loved Letterman and Monty Python, all that stuff. And my dad would always have comedy albums. He loved comedy.