You cant be funny for funnys sake. You try to get as outrageous situation as you can but it always has to be believable and based in real character motivations and what people would really do. – Hank Azaria
The craft Emmys are kind of the kids table at Thanksgiving. Youre not really invited to the big dance. Its still really, really exciting, and the statue still counts. – Hank Azaria
Being funny with a funny voice is more my comfort zone, a broader character that I try to humanize, a kind of silly or wacky persona that I try to fill in. – Hank Azaria
In my cranky old age, I actually prefer recording alone now, on The Simpsons, for example, because I find that the director can just focus on what Im doing and I can do a lot of variations. A lot of times, when I record with a group, Ill stay after class for another hour or two. – Hank Azaria