In TV, when you're doing guest roles, you're gliding into a zone where people are already very comfortable. They go in and go to work every day. You're coming in, and it's a brand-new environment, so you have to get it... and then you're gone again.

He has also won acclaim for his occasional dramatic and comedic roles such as that of Captain K'Vada in the Star Trek: The Next Generation feature-length episode "Unification" and as Gordon Pibb in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story. He is best known for his comedic work - as Jimmy James on the TV sitcom NewsRadio as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space and as the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in the animated series King of the Hill.