Tony Hale

“Personally, I have struggled with anxiety in my history, so I think maybe anxiety or worrying about the future came naturally.”

“I remember kids in high school and middle school who - I was kind of an insecure mess - I think there were those kids who really stepped out and paid attention to the kids that weren't as popular, and I see those kids as leaders.”

“The only bipartisan place in D.C. is Brooks Brothers.”

“What I always got excited about with 'Arrested Development' was the element of surprise.”

“My character on 'Veep' doesn't have an ounce of rebellion.”

“I don't think this business encourages you to be present. This is a business that's always pushing you to think about your next thing.”

“There's a reason why I do anxious characters - it comes from a lot of personal anxiety. The great thing is, having that history, it's really fun to bring that into the characters... and play with it.”

“Look, if I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is... you know, it's just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I've continued working... I'm just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted.”

“I was kind of a spastic, creative kid.”

“If a D.C. event doesn't have crab cakes, it's low-rent and you need to flee.”

“But I will say that Harve Presnell... he was one of those guys who, when you're standing in a room with him... he's such an older masculine force that I remember thinking, 'Wow, his voice makes me sound like Pee-Wee Herman.'”

“I think anytime in someone's faith journey, my faith journey also, you go through doubting... I think you kind of have to go through that, honestly, just to ask the tough questions... I mean, life is crazy, and to know that, honestly, a loving God is walking through it with me is very comforting for me.”

“The Eisenhower Building - the furniture is mismatched; everything is just bad decor and bad quality. Everybody's looking down at their Blackberry. It's a really frantic, mismatched environment. But on the exterior, it's this whitewashed, gorgeous building. It's a fascinating contrast.”

“I think, probably like a lot of people, I kind of root for the underdog.”

“It's very rare to have rehearsal time on a television show: You get scripts, you show up, and you do it.”

“And you know, whether it's drama or comedy, the best work is based on truth. It's just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that's where the humor comes from. So it's not that difficult to cross over.”

“It's always a surprise! This business is always an adventure.”

“I always admire people who do commercials because they have to put together a beginning, a middle, and an end in 30 seconds.”

“My dad was in the Army, and we moved, I think, eight times before I was in the seventh grade. We landed in Tallahassee when my dad retired from the Army and started working for the state.”

“I've had the opportunity to do a wide range of stuff, a lot of different characters and they've all had their own kind of thing.”