HOW MUCH IS A PINT OF MILK

Do you have a signature dish?

Yes. Macaroni and cheese. Pretty easy. I don’t claim to say that it’s anything special. I have a secret ingredient called ketchup that I sometimes use that makes it have a little extra something for my kids. I’m not a chef.

What would you call your autobiography?

I always had a fantasy of having a memoir called ‘Echo Hall Is Travelling’. ADS [assistant directors] on film sets always try to speak in code. And when you’re walking, when you’re not supposed to be, you hear them say, “Echo Hall Is Travelling.”

Have you ever written fan mail?

Yes. I definitely have. I’ve written a lot of fan letters over my time. I wanted to write Christian Bale a fan letter, because he and I both started really young, and he’s just turned into an amazing actor. I meant to write it for about three years, but I keep keeping it in drafts in the email, ’cause I’m not exactly sure how to find him. But he deserves a fan-mail letter.

Who’s the most famous person you could text right now?

Hmm. Wouldn’t it be cool if I could say Obama or something like that? But I can’t. Who’s more famous — Mark Ruffalo or Chris Pratt? That’s my answer. Whoever you think from those two.

How much is a pint of milk?

Who buys a pint of milk? Last time I bought a pint of milk, I think I was in grade school. I have four kids, so I buy a lot of milk. We always buy a half gallon. My kids like that fancy organic milk. Half a gallon is about five or six bucks.

When did you last walk out of a movie?

Truthfully, I think I walk out of a lot of movies. Because I have four kids, I’ve gotten really impatient. I talked my son into going to see one of those old Italian Spaghetti Westerns. Not the Sergio Leone/clint Eastwood ones, but some more off-the-radar one. I promised him it was gonna be great. About halfway through he was so unspeakably bored. I was like, “Do you wanna go?” He’s like, “I really do.”

When was the last time you cleaned your own bathroom?

When my mom made me.

When were you last naked outdoors?

Last summer. Not in New York. It’s hard to be naked outside in New York. We have a place out in Nova Scotia in Canada, in the middle of nowhere, and one of the joys of it is skinny-dipping in the ocean. When was the last time you cared about money?

Well, it’s pretty hard not to care about money. A fear of going broke is the whip at the back of most of our heads, isn’t it? If you’re planning a long life, you’re worried about money.

What one thing do you do better than anyone else you know?

I’ve never known anybody with the ability to play with Matchbox cars as long as me.

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever put in your mouth?

Fried okra.

What’s the strangest place you’ve ever thrown up?

Okay, you wanna know why I hate fried okra? ’Cause one day my dad made me eat fried okra. He insisted that I’d love it. And then we went to the mall to go shopping and I puked all over the mall.

On a scale of one to ten, how hairy is your arse?

Oh, I wish I could say it was more hairy! I don’t have any hair on my chest and I don’t have any hair on my butt. If you’re looking for a hairy dude, I’m not your man.

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