Zahn Quotes

(On his role in Galaxy Quest (1999)):That part is kind of an homage to Bill Paxton in Aliens (1986). I definitely stole some moves from my buddy (actor) Steve Zahn and Bill Murray`s lounge singer character from "Saturday Night Live" (1975) is in there somewhere. Plus a little Michael Keaton in Night Shift (1982) and definitely some Richard Pryor. I get a lot from Richard Pryor actually. How agile he is, vulnerable.

Safe Men (1998) was exhausting, although I had a great time on it. I have a special place in my heart for Safe Men. That was a true independent film, in a budget sense. There were no trailers. Steve (Steve Zahn) and I were hanging out. It was guerrilla filmmaking. But we had a blast. And such good actors. For such a low budget, we had top rate actors, Michael Lerner, Harvey Fierstein. Steve Zahn, by far, one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He is a truly gifted actor. Skilled. He comes from the stage, he`s from ART (American Repertory Theater). He`s a farm boy turned theater actor, turned film actor. He builds barns and hunts deer and drinks beer and drives a Chevy Nova. He`s a man, he`s a real man.

I don`t think very many people would accuse Paula Zahn of being a conservative.