Interview: Dane Cook Wants His Nads Pumped

In anticipation of the upcoming release of Mr. Brooks, MovieWeb has an interview with Dane Cook. Topics include the transition from comedy to drama and Cook's rise to stardom:

What has it been like going from a lowly stand-up comic to someone everybody knows?

Dane Cook: When I was in Boston, I had this thing. All my community friends were going to New York. I said, "I'm not going to New York." And they were all like, "Ah, but you gotta go." I said, "I'm not going until New York calls me. Until I have a purpose to go there." And that is how I do everything. I don't just say that I'm going to do a comedy, or a script. Comedic scripts came along before Employee of the Month. I had other TV shows. I had other movies that I didn't feel were authentic. That didn't pump my nads. Do you know what movie that is from? Anybody? The Breakfast Club. I don't push. That's kind of my thing. Just don't push. I will always have stand-up. I will always have a way to make a few sheckles. I'm not in need. So I just wait for stuff that is kind of creepy. Weird. That's scary. I think, on a personal level, who knew that with stand-up comedy I would be able to do that. I hoped that this vehicle would lead me to everything. With comedy, maybe I can bash down the doors and do all kinds of stuff. But that is up to the movie Gods and your audience. You have to wait for them to go, "Yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing you do that." I got the nod from some of my fans. And some projects came in that were appealing. I said, "I'm not going to push." I'm just going to go with the flow. If this is what I'm meant to do, then I will do it for the rest of my life. I will create something somewhere behind the scenes. Wherever I find myself, I am just going to eat it up. And I am going to destroy the hell out of it. I'm not going to lie, I love my job. I love the art of comedy, but I also love doing these movies. I really hope that I get to do a lot more of them.

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