As an actor, you deal with so much rejection and humiliation. When the good things come around, you tend not to trust your instincts. - Jim Gaffigan

I talk kinda slow, especially for the Northeast, so it was a way to beat (would-be hecklers) to the punch.

It's like in most parts of America, where there was industry and there is no longer; there is cynicism mixed with sarcasm and some optimism. That's how my background influenced my comedy.

I liked the idea that my character was not gonna be the typical dumb guy that I play, typically. I also loved the fact that it was dealing with kind of adult-extended adolescence, which I think is always interesting -- a bunch of people that don't wanna grow up.