Steve Zahn Quotes

I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. I did a movie that was funny, and then I was the funny guy.

I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids.

PlayStation 3 is another form of meditation. Come on, when you're on set, all day? That's what I do in my trailer, I just play PlayStation 3.

I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think it's just brilliant.

I just planted the family vegetables yesterday. You name it, I grow it.

I'm not a leading guy.

I'm always attracted to the vulnerable character more than I am the superhero.

I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.

I've had more people come up to me about 'Saving Silverman' than anything else. That and 'That Thing You Do!' But 'Saving Silverman' is the one I get most often. And I love that.

Let me tell you something, planes and kids... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody.

I love 'Safe Men.' Now it's getting all this culty kind of - it just came out on DVD. That was awesome. I read that script, I never laughed so hard in my life.

I look at it like, I'm just a character actor. If I get cast as the stoned sidekick, fine. But I just want to act.

You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from Star Search or Survivor or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people.

I'm convinced women actually think they can read minds. Like when a woman goes, "I can tell you don't want to hang out with me today." And you're like, "What are you talking about? I actually do!"

What's hard in movies is to have a consistent tone throughout a movie. Whatever that is.

I lived in Minnesota in a small town.

I love Toronto, I have spent a lot of time up there working. There's a lot of stuff going on there.

I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts.

I've done flowers and kicked myself. Flowers are so lame.

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway.

The werewolf film is a strange thing.

You have to make something good. Just because all the hot actors show up and the money is there and the explosives are ready, it doesn't matter.

You still really fight for good parts. It never stops. It's never a breeze. The people at the top of their game work as hard as the people at the bottom.

My sister gave me a big bucket of Cool Whip. Isn't that awesome? For two weeks I basically watched Emergency! and ate cool whip with a spoon.

I'm a good dad I spend a lot of time with my kids.