Quotes By Hank Azaria

I've been doing silly voices since I was a child.

You can't be funny for funny's sake. You try to get as outrageous situation as you can but it always has to be believable and based in real character motivations and what people would really do.

It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs.

I love acting, but I want to explore other things.

When I was young in L.A. and I couldn't get into clubs or restaurants, I would call imitating celebrities and get a table, and it would work often. I was either Stallone or Mickey Rourke: 'This is Sly. I may be late, but my buddy Hank will be there early.'

You have to always physicalize, when you do animation recording. Otherwise, you won't get the performance right.

You know those award shows. The cliche is that it's an honor just to be nominated, but that happens to be true. Whoever wins it in the end, I don't know, sometimes it feels arbitrary. Sometimes it feels like it's deserving.

My ultimate is Peter Sellers - his ability to go broad and somehow humanize that and be hilarious at the same time. He was just relatable, real at the same time as insane. I find Ricky Gervais absolutely hilarious. Steve Martin is another hero of mine - he's a genius.

The Iraq War. No one took to the streets over it. It certainly would have been appropriate. If anybody even hinted we should... you were called un-American and not supporting the troops.

When you're on a series that's been cancelled, there's a little bit of a stink on you.

There's no experience like on-the-job training.

Godzilla's a monster for the '90s. He's been working out.