The Danny McBride Way

EVEN THOUGH HE never dreamed of being an actor while studying film in college, Danny McBride has specialised in over-the-top characters, slobs with a heart and man-children who have to grow up a little. Here, he breaks down a varied assortment of the people he’s played from his 16-year career.

FRED SIMMONS, THE FOOT FIST WAY (2006)

“A problem with a lot of comedies is that you create these fake characters so that, come the third act, you don’t and we were working on the script together, it became us wanting to show people that you don’t have to start a comedy or any movie with somebody that you necessarily want to be friends with. It’s more interesting to portray someone you wouldn’t and figure out how you find the humanity in them. We were just beginning to tap into that, and we just had a blast writing that character and performing, and we shot that movie in about 17 or 18 days.”