Josh Peck

“Inherently, making a movie is tough because there's so much anticipation when it happens - even if everything goes well.”

“I play a lot of basketball.”

“I grew up as a really sick kid; I had really bad childhood asthma and was at home all the time in New York.”

“I always had a weight issue since I was a young kid.”

“My favorite actor is Sir Ben Kingsley - nobody is as good as him, in my opinion. I think he's so good as an artist.”

“Gratuitous fat jokes always hurt, no matter what.”

“To me, there's nothing greater than making people laugh.”

“Acting's not therapy, but it can be therapeutic.”

“All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.”

“I think as working actors, it's like sales. You're only as good as your last sale, so you put your all into something and you just hope that from that you can get your next job.”

“I have a respect for the 3-D computer-generated action movies, but my first love is stuff like 'Lethal Weapon.'”

“With drama, you need to be laughing, in between takes, 'cause you're going to those recesses of your soul and those dangerous parts. Normally, if you're not an actor or some crazy artist, you don't feel the need to run around in those areas. You keep them separate because it's painful.”

“Not getting girls is the story of my life. I have always had a bit of a tough time with the ladies. I don't know whether it's that I don't have game or just don't feel comfortable in my own skin, but females pick up on that.”

“I do work too hard sometimes, but my mom is such an inspiration. She tells me to 'chill out' and not take things so seriously. She will say: 'Go and have a massage.'”

“I'm not built for war. I'm built for entertainment. I'm built for jokes - either telling them or being the butt of them.”

“I was raised by a single mother.”

“Real artists take the misery and sadness of life and translate it into art.”

“I'm forever in debt to Nickelodeon. It made me who I am today.”

“I know about hip-hop culture, whether it's graffiti writing or DJ-ing or being an MC.”

“I think whether you're a movie critic and have seen a million movies, or you're just a normal popcorn movie watcher, you can tell the difference when someone is just laying it on too thick.”