Tony Hale

“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.”

“'Veep' has been one of the best rides of my life.”

“There's a little mourning process when you leave a show.”

“My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad's dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.”

“I think prayerful meditation, being still in a space, being still with God, I don't do that enough. It's crazy, because when I do do it, I always walk away from it going, 'Why the hell am I not doing that more?'”

“I was a creative kid; I wasn't really into sports, and sports in the South are a pretty big deal. It's like a religion down there.”

“I was telling somebody just the other day, there's technically such a hierarchy in this business. You have film, that's the ideal; then you have TV, and things like web series do not claim as much cred, but the fact is, if the material is solid and I believe and trust in the team that's involved, I don't care what format it is.”

“When I booked 'Arrested Development,' which was a fantastic job, and I was working with an amazing cast and some of the best writing I've ever done, I still found myself looking for the next thing.”

“What would be a show that I would rescue? If I could bring anything back, it would be 'The Carol Burnett Show'. Tim Conway is just... I just watched him so many times do stuff over and over. He's just so amazing.”

“A lot of times, you feel like you're walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone's having to watch out for egos so much of the time.”

“I remember when I was watching 'Lost,' which I loved. I didn't know what was going on, but I still loved it.”

“I kinda like Florida. It's hot as hell, but we moved to Tallahassee, which is so close to Georgia. It really wasn't Florida the way people think of Florida. It wasn't south Florida. But you could still easily drive to Panama City Beach and get a little bit of Redneck Riviera if you want that. Get some airbrushed T-shirts on, and you're done.”

“I'm sounding like Oprah, but if you're not practicing contentment where you are now, you're not getting contentment when you get what you want.”

“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.”

“I'm doing 'Alvin and the Chipmunks.' I get to play the bad guy. That's a nice change of pace.”

“There are things that can only be said with a good string of cussing. I'm definitely fond of a few choice words. They say things that nothing else can say. Gotta love it.”

“I guess I just do 'emasculated' and 'meek' very well.”

“Even if a kid doesn't go into acting or the arts like I did, some kids need that environment to find themselves and find what they love to do.”

“I didn't act at all in college.”

“I'm just thankful for gigs.”