“My father was a freelance writer/director/producer, and my mother was a stewarde…” — Jason Bateman

People like Bill Murray are incredible at what they do and are definitely my flavour. Although Will Ferrell, Sacha Baron Cohen and Ricky Gervais are also incredible actors. In their comedy, they make these stupid people feel so real. These guys are really setting the bar very high, and I learn as much from them about acting as I do about comedy.

It's very difficult to pretend you're throwing a car.

I guess there's nothing funny about a guy who looks conservative and has it all together, but it's satisfying to see a conservative guy crumbling inside, and I think a lot of American comedy has cottoned on to that.

I just think technology is pretty amazing. Like all things that are great, you have to be responsible about how much you use it.