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It figures we'd have the best Jack Black interview ever for a drama. Leave it to JB to turn everything on its head. He's actually the funny part of Margot at the Wedding. The sibling angst story of a sister (Nicole Kidman) disapproving of her sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh)'s fiancé (Black) gives Black ample opportunities for well-timed barbs.

CraveOnline: This is not the first time you've had a mustache in a movie. How long does it take to grow the 'stache?

Jack Black: You're right. Now that you mention it I had a mustache in Nacho Libre. Right now, how long has it been since I've shaved? Only a week. Does that look like a good 'stache? No. I'm about a month, to grow a good substantial mustache, a robust 'stache. Robust.

CraveOnline: Do you get a lot of dramatic offers beyond all the comedy offers I'm sure you get?

Jack Black: I get some cool offers for drama type stuff, but mostly no. Mostly it's comedies and I'm not going to get paid to do drama any time soon. I do it for the love of the game. In this case it was the director. I really wanted to work with Noah [Baumbach]. I really loved The Squid and the Whale. I'll do some more movies for free if they're good too. I'm warning you. So consider yourself duly warned.

CraveOnline: How do you make yourself cry for those emotional scenes?

Jack Black: You just try to be open and think about what if this was really happening. I like to do the "what if" exercise. You just say to yourself, right before they start filming, "Okay, what if this was real? What if this was really happening?" I try to go with that.

CraveOnline: You don't have a traumatic memory from your past that you pull up?

Jack Black: I don't. That never works for me. It always backfires. When I cry the easiest is when I'm in the movies, if I let myself. If there's something emotional I'm a sucker for the cheese. If the cheesy strings come up and the underdog does the impossible and he feels good, I'll start.