My family was very encouraging, and both of my grandparents were both beautiful singers. My grandmother was a coloratura soprano, and my grandfather was an Irish tenor in a barbershop quartet.
In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her.
I take my personal upkeep real seriously; my sense of organization and attention to detail; my memory; my business - I love the business.
My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That's not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life.
Throughout my life, I've known that if I change my hair, if I change my look, people I know will blank me in the street.
My body is a reflection of how grateful I am for my life and my health; there are a lot of people less fortunate than me.
The earth is my altar, the sky is my dome, mind is my garden, the heart is my home and I'm always at home - yea, I'm always at Om.
My name is Zach Galifianakis and I hope I'm pronouncing that right. I'm named after my granddad, my middle name. My name is Zach Granddad Galifianakis.
Certainly my personality, my sense of humor, my outlook on life was informed by the experiences of my parents and the stories they shared with me.
One day my dad would say, 'OK, if you want to play tennis I can help you out.' And that's how it started. And I had a goal. I wanted to beat my mom first. And my parents and my brother. And that was the ultimate goal.
My mom was a dancer, my dad's a singer and I've always had that kind of music in my life.
I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder.
I can never decide whether my dreams are the result of my thoughts, or my thoughts the result of my dreams.
In my childhood, America was like a religion. Then, real-life Americans abruptly entered my life - in jeeps - and upset all my dreams.
I've made mistakes before of doing different projects just based on my dreams, my hopes, my thing, and not really thinking about my customers.
My father paid for my education; then he made it clear that I was on my own.
My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
I've created my own career in my life, and I've had a lot of fun doing it. I think that's good.
My favourite place is at home with my family. My career is really raising my children. I'm still waiting for clarity on the future.
For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself.
But inside, I'm going, 'Oh my God, is my zipper up? Do I have a booger in my nose?' That's my inner monologue.
