Jason Bateman Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.

By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy.

David Cross is one of the best comedic minds we have going nowadays. His subversive humor is backed up by his intellect.

Dealers don't like to stand around on the sidewalk that much. It's cold. They like to get in the car and go; go around the block, do your business, and drop them off.

I can make a ball of gum hover above my lips with some pinpoint blowing.

I consider myself a pretty easy guy to get along with. Nice guy to work with.

I didn't hang out with Favreau at all. I tried to get a hold of him. Vince won't give me his number. It's probably for good reason.

I find myself doing a lot of acting when I depart from myself. The key is not to do a lot of acting.

I have a low tolerance for stupidity and power trips.

I have a tendency to evolve into William Shatner, with my big fat face.

I have always liked bananas. Nothing really gives my morning shake its consistency as well as one, so I'm still with them - it's Hollywood.

I just love doing sitcoms. I'd be in them till I was gray if they'd have me.

I liked it more when I was drinking like a sailor. Now it's more about an overly priced tasty meal and a handful of good friends.

I really think that bulletproof men are really not funny. I've always tried to make the characters I play somewhat susceptible to getting their feelings hurt.

I started writing a spec pilot and pitched a few production companies that I had a relationship with.

I thought it was the best pilot script I'd read in five years and I really wanted to be a part of it. I was glad they liked my reading of the part.

I tried to stay out of the teen magazines, because once you're not a teen idol anymore, what are you? I just wanted to be an actor.

I used to play a lot of golf, but that's not conducive to a healthy relationship so I've hung up the sticks.

I wanted to play Bosley in the new Charlie's Angels thing, but they went black. I've got moves, I've got range, but I can't do black. So, on to the next.

I wasn't quite so much of a review whore as I am now.

I'm the least conservative guy I know.

I've always loved architecture. I do have some good ideas for houses, that would be fun.

I've been carrying around a little bit of baggage with me. I've been doing soft family comedy for 25 years, and I'm trying to change people's perceptions.

I've learned quite a lot from Mr. Vaughn, Mr. Stiller, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Phillips and I'm just happy to be here.

I've met very few dumb gay guys. It takes some intelligence and insight to figure out you're gay and then a tremendous amount of balls to live it and live it proudly.

I've never been on a show that has even come near an award presentation. It's flattering. I don't expect to win but if we do it's a huge win for us because it's so offbeat.

If people are going to complain about stereotyping, it's as likely to be Italian-Americans as gay people.

If you try to be too far from yourself you will do way too much acting and it won't be good. Our minds are so full you should be able to find something similar and use that.

It's taken a lot of hard work but I've been lucky to have access to the auditions.

My body seems to be having a party that I wasn't invited to. My body's very happy.

My glasses are from the Oscar Goldman line.

My hobbies have varied over the years. There were a whole set of new ones before I got married. Now I spend as much time with my wife, who is my best friend.

My mom was a Pan Am flight attendant for 30 years. When I was wee I'd skip down the aisle and serve dinner trays. I loved it.

My sister wants to do the show, and there's a pretty interesting idea for how we would use her, so we'll see. She's been busy making babies for the last three or four years.

My wife comes from a big family.

No one's convinced me yet that a comparison to an existing show is a bad thing, aside from accusing somebody of being a copycat.

Obviously, I did a couple of things right on the old casting couch.

People have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way to spit and scratch and give people attitude.

The most important thing is to evaluate what your tone is, what your face is, what you come across as. Don't try too hard to go away from that.

The necessary black and white dynamic of our show lies in the sexuality, as opposed to one is educated and one isn't, or one's from this side of the tracks and one's from that side.

The title that they have now doesn't work for me because it sounds like the most generic title ever: Some of My Best Friends.

Tony Hale is a devout Christian and is a complete retard when it comes to swearing. The script called for him to swear for about 30 seconds and he just couldn't do it.

We're so proud of the show. We are dying for people to get a chance to see it. But if you tank in two episodes, you're gone.

We're trying to educate ourselves so that we can have a young little baby. We're not there yet, but we are working on technique.

Will Arnett is one of the funniest guys I know. He has seen it all and done it all and come out the other end pretty savvy and pretty strong.

Working in the business that I do and living in the city that I live in, I haven't had a problem with people who are gay. Since I was 10 I've been working alongside them.

You can put a lot of different parts of yourself in any character you'll read for. Just try to find that part of you that is most similar to the character they want.

Trivia

Jason and his wife,

Jason's father,

Jason feels that if he hadn't become an actor, he might have been an architect.

Jason was recently featured on

Jason's wife,

Jason has blue-green eyes, and light brown hair.

In 2006 Jason was in the following movies:

In 2002 Jason was in the movie

In 1999 Jason was in the movie Love Stinks.

In 1991 Jason was in the movie

Jason is 6'0" (187cm).

Jason's middle name is Kent, after his father.

In November 2005, Jason underwent surgery to remove a benign polyp from his throat; this forced his show,

Jason won the celebrity part of the Long Beach Grand Prix in 1987. It is a race through the streets surrounding the Long Beach Convention Center.

Jason once auditioned for the role of Alex P. Keaton on