Jason Segel Opens Up About Being Unhappy on How I Met Your Mother.

Jason Segel revealed in a Hollywood Reporter roundtable that he was "really unhappy" during the peak of How I Met Your Mother's success. He struggled with the system of permission in place and wondered if he was good enough to do drama. Segel pointed to his portrayal of David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour as an example of a challenging role that found him operating outside his comfort zone.