Patton Oswalt

I mean, the only military was if my dad got restationed somewhere and we had to move. Or there was one year he got assigned to Japan and we didn't go with him. So for a year he was gone, which was a bummer. But he tried to keep the military out of it. He was like, the military was my way out of my situation, but I want to make it so that these guys don't have to do that.

I mean, the only military was if my dad got restationed somewhere and we had to move. Or there was one year he got assigned to Japan and we didn't go with him. So for a year he was gone, which was a bummer. But he tried to keep the military out of it. He was like, the military was my way out of my situation, but I want to make it so that these guys don't have to do that.

Was there a lot of... It was just like, you know, don't be an asshole. Like, you know, do your... But also, I wasn't this crazy, rebellious kid. I mean, I would, except for a few times playing hooky, I wanted to do well in school so I could go to college and, you know, have a life. I liked reading.

Was there a lot of... It was just like, you know, don't be an asshole. Like, you know, do your... But also, I wasn't this crazy, rebellious kid. I mean, I would, except for a few times playing hooky, I wanted to do well in school so I could go to college and, you know, have a life. I liked reading.

I liked, you know, there were certain things I wasn't good at math and science, very good at reading and history. So I'm like, okay, that's what I'm going to focus on.

I liked, you know, there were certain things I wasn't good at math and science, very good at reading and history. So I'm like, okay, that's what I'm going to focus on.

Once I got there, I was in the back room of this place called Garvin's in Washington, D.C., and we— watching comedians, like watching them form a bit. There's a moment like that, and I'm so glad this got captured on camera, in the Seinfeld documentary, Comedian.

Once I got there, I was in the back room of this place called Garvin's in Washington, D.C., and we— watching comedians, like watching them form a bit. There's a moment like that, and I'm so glad this got captured on camera, in the Seinfeld documentary, Comedian.

It's a good documentary, and it's also a really valuable documentary, and this is why, because there's a sequence where he's working on a bit about think tanks, and and he shows himself on stage with the early version of the bit and it's not working he hasn't found it but you can tell from his energy he knows something's there but he hasn't found it Then we cut to, he's at a table.

It's a good documentary, and it's also a really valuable documentary, and this is why, because there's a sequence where he's working on a bit about think tanks, and and he shows himself on stage with the early version of the bit and it's not working he hasn't found it but you can tell from his energy he knows something's there but he hasn't found it Then we cut to, he's at a table.

I think he's at the Olive Tree. George Wallace is there, Colin Quinn. And they're just batting. He's like, I got this thing about a think tank and how do you get fired from a think tank? And they're batting it around. And then George Wallace goes, you know, Frank, sometimes you don't think. And you just see the light go on for Seinfeld.

I think he's at the Olive Tree. George Wallace is there, Colin Quinn. And they're just batting. He's like, I got this thing about a think tank and how do you get fired from a think tank? And they're batting it around. And then George Wallace goes, you know, Frank, sometimes you don't think. And you just see the light go on for Seinfeld.

And I just had so many nights like that where I'm like, I'd go up and the bit wasn't working. And then someone would go, what about this? I'm like... That's where, yes, that's where it is. So like you add, and having that resource is always amazing, you know, with other comedians, hanging out with them and batting jokes around.

And I just had so many nights like that where I'm like, I'd go up and the bit wasn't working. And then someone would go, what about this? I'm like... That's where, yes, that's where it is. So like you add, and having that resource is always amazing, you know, with other comedians, hanging out with them and batting jokes around.

A lot of them are comedians, also other writers, other people in show biz. It's not that I'm only exclusive, but people tend to be friends with people who share their interests and share their mindset, so those are my friends.

A lot of them are comedians, also other writers, other people in show biz. It's not that I'm only exclusive, but people tend to be friends with people who share their interests and share their mindset, so those are my friends.

No, I imagined a career in writing. Then I stumbled into comedy and was like, this. And then comedy just led to acting. That's when people ask me like, Give me some advice. I can give people advice on how to act. I can't give them advice on how to get into acting because that just kind of happened without me realizing it. It just happened.

No, I imagined a career in writing. Then I stumbled into comedy and was like, this. And then comedy just led to acting. That's when people ask me like, Give me some advice. I can give people advice on how to act. I can't give them advice on how to get into acting because that just kind of happened without me realizing it. It just happened.

I mean, I was in the movie Magnolia because I came off stage at the Largo one night and went back into the kitchen and Paul Thomas Anderson was standing there. He was like, hey, you want to be in a movie? I'm like, yeah. And then, I mean, I knew who he was. He was hanging around at the Largo.

I mean, I was in the movie Magnolia because I came off stage at the Largo one night and went back into the kitchen and Paul Thomas Anderson was standing there. He was like, hey, you want to be in a movie? I'm like, yeah. And then, I mean, I knew who he was. He was hanging around at the Largo.