I classify myself as a comedian, but I'm one of those comedians who also acts so that I can split the difference… — Chris Gethard Comedian Copy Share Image
I think the key to improv is always listening. It's embracing. It's positivity. It's hearing things and not shutting them down. — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Mania is fun. I won't lie, it's fun. But it's usually followed by a soul-crushing depression. — Chris Gethard Bipolar Copy Share Image
The one-word story about why I have a chip on my shoulder is 'bullying.' — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Any notable moments spent on a subway usually do nothing more than expose human awfulness at its most pronounced. — Chris Gethard Awfulness Copy Share Image
Many comedians - both male and female - do have an "I will never date another comedian" rule. — Chris Gethard Comedian Copy Share Image
I'm very happy with my decision to go sober. It's helped my life. It's helped my mental stability. — Chris Gethard Decision Copy Share Image
Both creatively and organizationally, being medicated has helped me immensely. — Chris Gethard Being Copy Share Image
Being comedian outside of performing, you're someone who's analyzing life, and thinking about it, and observing so much. In my opinion, it… — Chris Gethard Comedian Copy Share Image
The stereotype of New Yorkers is that we're people who avoid warm human interaction, we're always in too much of a rush… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I was that kid who did every activity when I was in high school. There wasn't a day that I didn't stay… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
There was a lot of soul searching and at the end of the day I looked back and realized it was all… — Chris Gethard Career Copy Share Image
The street I lived on for the first handful of years of my life was lined with modest, lower-middle-class houses with small… — Chris Gethard Darkness Copy Share Image
Life gave me a weird path to walk and it wasn't a very traditional path and that's good, I enjoyed it greatly.… — Chris Gethard Definition of success Copy Share Image
New Yorkers will be rude, but at least they do so out of the rationale that everyone around them is always slowing… — Chris Gethard City Copy Share Image
I think what I have learned is you can't avoid losing. You're going to strike out a million times. The whole point… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
It's a fun uphill struggle, making health insurance as a comedian, actor, and author. But it's hard to explain to people how… — Chris Gethard Books Copy Share Image
It's very interesting being an artist and a comedian, (because) you aim for jobs that will feed your ego, but when you… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
For a few years all I listened to was The Smiths, Things Fall Apart by The Roots, Love Is Dead by The… — Chris Gethard Bizarre Copy Share Image
There's a teacher at the Renzo Gracie Academy in New York named John Danaher. He's leading this whole group of fighters named… — Chris Gethard Death Copy Share Image
I will never forget what happened on August 14, 2003. I know the exact sequence of where I was for every moment… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I think people kind of come up and go, "Why hasn't that person busted out?" Almost always at the end of career,… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
In music so many people who have been addicts or suicidal are legends. People have this mentality, still, of thinking that if… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
My medications make me easier to deal with. They don't interfere with my creativity or turn me into a zombie or dull… — Chris Gethard Calm Copy Share Image
I didn't like who I was. I spent a lot of my life regretting who I was, which is a sad thing… — Chris Gethard Life Copy Share Image
Bits are fake conversations comedians have because they are uncomfortable being vulnerable with other human beings in any way. — Chris Gethard Being Copy Share Image
We've switched to text messages, we do anything we can to avoid being on the phone. — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I think Carmen Christopher is going to be massively huge. He's just too funny. He's got funny in his bones, and he… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I take medications every morning and night - they're my breakfast, and they're my dessert. I love them. — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I do know I've lived through a bunch of things that people would maybe prefer I keep behind closed doors. — Chris Gethard Behind closed doors Copy Share Image
If you are dating someone in New York City, and they invite you over to watch a movie, they don't really want… — Chris Gethard City Copy Share Image
The best advice I've gotten in terms of that was someone who said, "People will surprise you if you let them." — Chris Gethard Advice Copy Share Image
“...beautiful things often happen, and that the most beautiful things are often simple.” — Chris Gethard Beautiful Copy Share Image
I think there's too many gay jokes in comedy and not enough honest explorations of sexuality. — Chris Gethard Comedy Copy Share Image
You need an immense amount of luck and perseverance to even be on the playing field for success on a grand scale. — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I just like testing myself. I just have that thing in me. Whatever it is that people tell me I can't do,… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
Part of North Jersey life is that everyone is obsessed with being tough all the time. — Chris Gethard Being Copy Share Image
The bad you see in N.Y.C. is troubling to know when it rears its ugly head. — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
I think public access television has more to do with my career than anything else in the world. And that's a system… — Chris Gethard People Copy Share Image
Outside of performing, (a comedian) is someone who is analyzing life, thinking about it and trying to be observing so much. In… — Chris Gethard Copy Share Image
