[On filming the love scene in Shallow Hal] "It was just strictly professional. It was like a doctor or a carpenter plying his trade. I received no pleasure whatsoever.... I requested 32 takes for the perfection of the craft". Never for a second did I think of myself as the sexiest guy in the world. When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world. "You know, I WAS a little afraid that she would fall head-over-heels in love with me, like she did [when co-starring] with Brad (Pitt) in Se7en. - Jack on co- starring with Gwyneth Paltrow for the first time in Shallow Hal. "I'd just like to be in films that I would like to see. I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. And you don't know what I'm going to come at you with." "I was a little worried about working with kids. I wanted to make sure we didn't approach it tip-toeing around the stuff that would normally be funny, or make it gentle, rock-a-bye-baby bullshit." "I'm no Matt Damon, my goal was to be a character actor. I never thought I would get leads the way that I've been able to in the past two years". "I'm hungry for rock 24/7." "The movie This Is Spinal Tap rocked my world. It's for rock what The Sound of Music was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be". "I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools." "There's nothing you can really do to prepare to rock. Do you prepare to eat a delicious meal? Are you hungry? Then you're gonna eat it." "You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow." "I played, like, a year of piano until I learned The Pink Panther theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now, my music has to have some rock". "If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they COULD be a distant runner up to The D." "It wasn't about control. It was about the co-lla-bo. There's great directors who treat actors like cattle, but I hated it, and I knew if I ever had a choice, I didn't want to work with those guys. Who said that thing about actors and cattle? Hitchcock? Yeah, I don't want to work with that dude." - talking about his experiences early on in his career "At first I would have rather been naked to tell you the truth, because I just look so goddang ridiculous. But then I thought, 'Wait, that's my job. The stretchy pants are my friends. I love the stretchy pants!' It just took a little mental adjustment, because I know that when I'm embarrassed and scared about acting, that means I'm going to get some good life-nugget knowledge out of it. And I love the knowledge nuggets." - on his part and his tights in 'Nacho Libre' (2006) "I should take down someone who is strong, so Steven Seagal would be perfect - with his ridiculous Indian gear, ponytail and swagger. He's the best fighter in the world in his own mind, so I'll take him down two notches with my Anaconda Squeeze and Face Melter." [when asked about his cooking skills] "I make a mean peanut butter and jelly sandwich." [about Shallow Hal] I wasn't proud of it, and I got paid a lot of money, so in retrospect it feels like a sell-out.