When I was young in L.A. and I couldn't get into clubs or restaurants, I would call imitating celebrities and get a table, and it would work often. I was either Stallone or Mickey Rourke: 'This is Sly. I may be late, but my buddy Hank will be there early.' Hank Azaria buddycallcelebrity share on social
My ultimate is Peter Sellers - his ability to go broad and somehow humanize that and be hilarious at the same time. He was just relatable, real at the same time as insane. I find Ricky Gervais absolutely hilarious. Steve Martin is another hero of mine - he's a genius. Hank Azaria abilityabsolutelybroad share on social
I've done literally 100, 150 different characters. Hank Azaria characterhaveliterally Change image and share on social
Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business. Hank Azaria businessjacklemmon Change image and share on social
There's no experience like on-the-job training. Hank Azaria experiencejobtrain Change image and share on social
I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor. I just really, really amused myself and my friends with memorizing entire George Carlin or Steve Martin albums. Hank Azaria actoralbumamuse share on social
The Iraq War. No one took to the streets over it. It certainly would have been appropriate. If anybody even hinted we should... you were called un-American and not supporting the troops. Hank Azaria americancallhint Change image and share on social
When you mimic everyone, sometimes authority figures really don't appreciate it which is not an original story. And pretty much every comedian has some tale of that. Hank Azaria authoritycomedianfigure Change image and share on social
You know those award shows. The cliche is that it's an honor just to be nominated, but that happens to be true. Whoever wins it in the end, I don't know, sometimes it feels arbitrary. Sometimes it feels like it's deserving. Hank Azaria arbitraryawardcliche share on social
