Jack McBrayer

0:10My name's Wreck-It Ralph. I'm gonna wreck it! 30 years have been doing this. I can fix it! It's hard to love your job. When no one else seems to like you for doing it. You're just the bad guy who wrecks the building. I'm okay. I'm okay. Thanks so much for doing this, Jack. I appreciate it. This must have been fun for you. No. Not on the cross-lines. It was horrendous. It was a thrill. I mean, it's a Disney movie. We all grew up with Disney movies. Yeah. I'm never in a million years thought I'd be apart from once. It must be cool to see yourself animated afterwards. I know you've done Simpsons, so that must have been a thrill too. But to see your manurisms as the mouth is moving, and that must have been quite the thrill. It was. Because a movie like this takes a long time to make, like over two years. So, you know, you're in the studio several times,

0:57but it's not until you see the finished product that you're like, holy smokes, this looks good. It looks really good. Talk about working in collaboration with Jane Lynch, because usually these animated films are done. You're in a booth by yourself. There's no one else around. But you got to actually play off her in a booth. That is true. Most of the time, it's just you in a microphone, but there were a couple sessions where I got to work with John C. Riley, and I got to work with Jane Lynch, and I got to say those are my favorite. Because you're feeding off their energy, and you're playing off whatever they have to offer. And Jane and I both have a background in improvisation, back in Second City in Chicago. Right. And so it was a very easy and very fun. Why do I fix everything or touch? Are you able to like move around and do it like, act like you normally would without a booth being around you?

1:44To some extent. You still got to be in front of the microphone. But another cool thing is that they videotape your sessions. So mainly your face, your mannerisms, your gestures, they will incorporate. But you're still somewhat confined to the microphone. It's not like they just like explore the space. Now I don't know you very well, we just met. But I think that's best. Right. Good day. Good day. But it sounds like parts of it where I wrote down in the theater, Jimmie Jamery, your character says. That sounds like something you might have tossed in, or did they write things specifically for you? I think they did write. I think once I got on board, I think then they started tailoring me. And not just for me, for all the characters and the actors who portrayed them. And even visually, they were really, the script evolved quite a bit from the very first table read

2:30to what you're seeing in the theaters. And I was more than happy to let them, the writing was so good. Tailor away. Why you didn't tailor away, friends? Was there something that drew you to Felix? How come you took this role? Well, it was definitely a care doc that I could easily relate to. Jack McBrayer, like Felix is a people pleaser. And takes pride in doing a job well done. You know, I think those are important qualities that sometimes gets you in trouble because you get a little, get your blinders on, get a little single-minded in your focus. But I can definitely relate to that. A lot of people, I just got asked one 30-year-old question. I know we're here for Wreck It Ralph, but it's the last season. So, Alec and Tina, you're working with these fantastic people. Is there one thing you've taken away as an actor that you've learned watching them work?

3:17Trust your creative people. The writers in the room and stuff. I come from a background with improv, so, you know, a lot of people are like, is there a lot of improvisation? Very little. Because the writers nail it. It's similar to Wreck It Ralph. If the writing is there, you can relax and enjoy the ride. And it's so much fun. So, we do something called Five Questions before. Let's go. Five quick questions. One more answers. Okay. Filmer TV. TV? Is it, are they right or wrong? There's no wrong answers. Leonard and McCourtney. McCourtney, I've made him. You all have you really? Yep. He was on 30-round. Right. I know! I've made a needle. A favorite video game. Burger Time?

4:06Burger Time? And Burger Time. Burger Time. I'm a thousand years old. That's so good. It's like you make hamburgers that stack. Oh cool. Roll your most proud of. I don't know what you're saying. I'm going to say wrong. No. Like. Oh, excuse me. If I can't say Felix, then I'm going to say Kim. Cool. And in one word, Wreck It Ralph. Fine. It's a good one. That's a good word, right? Yeah. Thanks very much. Appreciate it. Appreciate it. Appreciate it.