--- title: "4 Came Quotes By James Roday" description: "4 Came quotes by James Roday. Plus more from James Roday and more Came sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/james-roday-12660_actor_i-came-from-texas-i-was-studying-theater_601786.png" --- > [I came from Texas, I was studying theater at NYU, and I thought for sure that my lot in life would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/i-came-from-texas-i-was-studying-theater-at-nyu-and-i-thought-for/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/james-roday-12660_actor_i-came-from-texas-i-was-studying-theater_601786.png) > [When he came to television, there was no way I wasn't going to watch. Of course, he delivered everything that you would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/when-he-came-to-television-there-was-no-way-i-wasn-t-going-to-watch/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/james-roday-12660_believe_when-he-came-to-television-there-was-no_978329.png) > [Look at every show on television; it's derivative of another show that came before it. It was only a matter of time.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/look-at-every-show-on-television-it-s-derivative-of-another-show-that/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/james-roday-12660_another_look-at-every-show-on-television-it-s-de_2543923.png) > [I would say I've actually done a lot more comedy than I've done drama. It's weird the way that worked out, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/i-would-say-i-ve-actually-done-a-lot-more-comedy-than-i-ve-done-drama/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/james-roday-12660_actually_i-would-say-i-ve-actually-done-a-lot-mor_2570484.png) ## Other authors on Came ## More by James Roday > [I think what we do is fairly unique on 'Psych,' and we just have to keep doing that because that's what got us where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/i-think-what-we-do-is-fairly-unique-on-psych-and-we-just-have-to-keep/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > ['Psych' is a cult show, and anytime a show takes on a cult status, it means that the fans are a huge part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/psych-is-a-cult-show-and-anytime-a-show-takes-on-a-cult-status-it/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [I was a strange, dark little dude. I fell in love with horror movies, at a very early age. Somehow, as a first grader,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/i-was-a-strange-dark-little-dude-i-fell-in-love-with-horror-movies-at/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [It's rare that you sit down for an episode of 'Psych' and think, 'Oh, that was just okay.' For the most part, we're either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/it-s-rare-that-you-sit-down-for-an-episode-of-psych-and-think-oh-that/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [My father is Jaime Rodriguez from San Antonio, Texas, and I've got one whole half of my family that's Mexican through and through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/my-father-is-jaime-rodriguez-from-san-antonio-texas-and-i-ve-got-one/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [The whole point of being a closet fan of anything is that people aren't supposed to then out you and say that you're closet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/the-whole-point-of-being-a-closet-fan-of-anything-is-that-people-aren/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [My plan was to go to New York and do some theatre, and then I got the script for 'Psych.' I was like, 'Ahh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/my-plan-was-to-go-to-new-york-and-do-some-theatre-and-then-i-got-the/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [I came from Texas, I was studying theater at NYU, and I thought for sure that my lot in life would be to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/i-came-from-texas-i-was-studying-theater-at-nyu-and-i-thought-for/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [I always feel like I'm not very impressive in interviews when I talk about what I watch on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/i-always-feel-like-i-m-not-very-impressive-in-interviews-when-i-talk/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [In some ways, especially with social media, I feel like 'Psych' has found another whole life since it went off the air.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/in-some-ways-especially-with-social-media-i-feel-like-psych-has-found/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [USA does such a great job sort of branding and packaging their shows and you know, they move and they sort of you got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/usa-does-such-a-great-job-sort-of-branding-and-packaging-their-shows/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [You do something, like, something like 'Psych' for long enough, it's tough to shake up people's preconceptions of who you are as a performer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/you-do-something-like-something-like-psych-for-long-enough-it-s-tough/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > ['Twin Peaks' is my favorite show of all time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/twin-peaks-is-my-favorite-show-of-all-time/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [I did nothing but theater until, I guess, '99. I was all the way through college the first time that I had stepped in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/i-did-nothing-but-theater-until-i-guess-99-i-was-all-the-way-through/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) > [I can watch SportsCenter on a loop, like, five times in a row until my girlfriend is like, 'Seriously? It's the same highlights!' It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-roday/i-can-watch-sportscenter-on-a-loop-like-five-times-in-a-row-until-my/) [James Roday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-roday/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/came/james-roday/#itemlist", "name": "4 Came Quotes By James Roday", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I came from Texas, I was studying theater at NYU, and I thought for sure that my lot in life would be to get the best bartending job I could find and do theater in New York. 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