Ed Helms

Ed: (On his transition to sitcoms) It was actually a lot smoother and easier than I thought, because this was such an easy cast to kind of walk in and join. They're just so welcoming and fun and cool. And for me, I felt ready to spread my wings and do something a little different. I had been on The Daily Show for five years.

Ed: (On the basis of his The Office character Andy) I think that Andy is just an amalgam of people that have annoyed me over the years. I've tried to do a sort of armchair psychoanalysis of those people and then take that analysis and insert them into Andy. It's incredibly fun to play someone that you don't like. It exorcises your own demons in a way. It's cathartic. We all have things that we don't like about ourselves, little things. And I get to amplify those things and put them out there. It's fun and it has a cleansing effect

Ed: (on becoming a series regular on "The Office") It wasn't until we figured out a contract to become a series regular that I allowed myself the excitement - the ability to really embrace it and be excited about it.