For most men, having a smaller-than-average penis is cause for embarrassment. For Patrick Moote, it was inspiration.

To be clear, Moote wasn't always comfortable talking about his relative shortcomings. But as the subject of the documentary Unhung Hero, now in select theaters for a limited release, he's had to put it all out there emotionally — for better or worse.

"I think weighing the pros and cons for me is happening more now that it's all finished and I'm looking at it, and being like, 'Oh my God, was this a good idea, or was this just a crazy, insane thing to do?'" he told BuzzFeed. "I think if we'd been weighing the pros and cons a lot in the beginning, I would have bailed."

In person, Moote retains some of the neurotic charm he exhibits on screen — it's what one expects from someone who does stand-up comedy. But he's also more visibly secure than he is in Unhung Hero, perhaps owing to so much candid discussion of something he once kept under wraps.

Film or no film, the question of penis size was not something Moote could avoid. The writer-comedian had already earned some notoriety when his 2011 basketball game proposal was rejected: video of Moote's then-girlfriend turning him down went viral, giving Moote the kind of temporary internet celebrity no one wants. Her reason for not marrying Moote: His penis wasn't big enough for her.