Steve Zahn Quotations

It goes all the way back to 'Psycho.' Movies with twists like that are memorable because they're so simple.

I've noticed that men and women react very differently to other people's children. Women don't make a distinction. Kids are kids. They lavish as much attention and concern no matter whose child it is.

My sister gave me a big bucket of Cool Whip. Isn't that awesome? For two weeks I basically watched Emergency! and ate cool whip with a spoon.

I love Toronto, I have spent a lot of time up there working. There's a lot of stuff going on there.

I've had more people come up to me about 'Saving Silverman' than anything else. That and 'That Thing You Do!' But 'Saving Silverman' is the one I get most often. And I love that.

I've done flowers and kicked myself. Flowers are so lame.

I'm not a leading guy.

I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids.

I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.

I'm convinced women actually think they can read minds. Like when a woman goes, "I can tell you don't want to hang out with me today." And you're like, "What are you talking about? I actually do!"

I look at it like, I'm just a character actor. If I get cast as the stoned sidekick, fine. But I just want to act.

I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. I did a movie that was funny, and then I was the funny guy.

I lived in Minnesota in a small town.

What's hard in movies is to have a consistent tone throughout a movie. Whatever that is.

I just planted the family vegetables yesterday. You name it, I grow it.

I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that's just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I'm a green guy.

You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from 'Star Search' or 'Survivor' or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people.

You have to make something good. Just because all the hot actors show up and the money is there and the explosives are ready, it doesn't matter.

You still really fight for good parts. It never stops. It's never a breeze. The people at the top of their game work as hard as the people at the bottom.

PlayStation 3 is another form of meditation. Come on, when you're on set, all day? That's what I do in my trailer, I just play PlayStation 3.

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway.

Let me tell you something, planes and kids... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody.

Film is a strange thing.

I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts.

I'm always attracted to the vulnerable character more than I am the superhero.

I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in an area that's really rich in Civil War history. I live in Kentucky on a farm. A lot of revolution, a lot of military history I love.

I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think it's just brilliant.

I love 'Safe Men.' Now it's getting all this culty kind of - it just came out on DVD. That was awesome. I read that script, I never laughed so hard in my life.