Quotes & Jokes by J. B. Smoove / page 8
You got to start by doing little things if your quest is to take over the world.
I tell people all the time, as I was going through my process of being a comedian or being an actor and a writer at 'SNL,' I tell people that everything you do is all a piece of your puzzle to determine where you're going to end up at.
I loved Peter Sellers. I thought he was the perfect mix of physical comedy with out-of-the-box humor. I loved his tone; I loved his physicality; I loved everything about what he was doing as a comedic actor.
I would only take a role that I know I'm comfortable in and I can do. I've turned down plenty of things because I'd feel it's not me, and I wouldn't want to come on someone's project and flip that.
Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.
All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
'The ruckus' is different experiences you go through throughout your life which builds your ruckus points up - your tolerance. You've got to have a high tolerance for dealing with stuff all the time.
I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
Just broke up with somebody. Well, it wasn't really a break up, it was a booty call I might have took too serious.
Being a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing.
I'm afraid one thing - I don't like heights. Heights bug me out. I'm not cool with heights. I refuse to do a comedy show 12 stories up. I'm fearless about everything else.
If I had signed my fourth season of SNL, I wouldn’t have ever had the opportunity to do Curb Your Enthusiasm. If my buddy OG Pearson wouldn’t have passed away, I wouldn’t have been in L.A. for his memorial, and I would’ve never auditioned for Curb.
I believe, even when I'm doing my standup or my acting or whatever I'm doing, I believe in painting pictures.