I'm Leaving Meryl Streep. She's a Freak.

I can't imagine anybody else in my life that had probably more of an impact on me than Martin Short. I was one of the first ones I locked into and I just couldn't get enough. And as soon as you start hearing one of those routines, I still remember every intonation, every line. It's irresistible not to not laugh because it's like the characters are doing it. Fred Armerson has an earnest gear when he would do his vocal checks. But Jax took the whole thing on with a red-blooded Californian attitude. He threw me so hard against the wall. The whole set almost fell.