I think everybody, from whatever town they're from, knows their hometown commercials. — Sam Richardson Everybody Copy Share Image
I think Detroit deserves a comedy that's not about suffering. — Sam Richardson About Copy Share Image
The nature of improvisation is you don't know what's going to happen. — Sam Richardson Going Copy Share Image
I was a shy kid up until the sixth grade, and then I started to let loose. — Sam Richardson Grade Copy Share Image
I'm an audiophile and have been collecting records for as long as I can remember. — Sam Richardson Been Copy Share Image
I really enjoy 'Baskets.' I'm a big fan of 'Archer' and 'Mr. Robot.' — Sam Richardson Big Copy Share Image
I use Postmates more than I use the actual telephone app on my phone. — Sam Richardson App Copy Share Image
I've never done stand-up in my life. I don't know if that's entirely interesting, but I came up in improv. — Sam Richardson Done Copy Share Image
The most interesting thing about characters are their blind spots. They miss the periphery. — Sam Richardson About Copy Share Image
I want to play my Joker. Not the Joker, but my Joker. Somebody who can have fun doing wrong. — Sam Richardson Fun Copy Share Image
There are people there who live, work, and have lives. Not everybody who lives in Detroit is a gangsta. — Sam Richardson Everybody Copy Share Image
I would love to carry on with Second City and see where that takes me, but it's always been a dream to… — Sam Richardson City Copy Share Image
With Richard Splett, he's like the only character on 'Veep' that has no angle. He's guileless. He also believes in the power… — Sam Richardson Character Copy Share Image
The movie I've seen the most is 'Ghostbusters' or 'Ghostbusters II.' I used to watch those movies nonstop. — Sam Richardson Movie Copy Share Image
My cousin Dwayne was really the first person who was like, 'You're funny, man!' I was like, 'OK, sure.' — Sam Richardson First person Copy Share Image
I've worked on shows where it's fun; you want to hang out. If you're enjoying it, that's how you take ownership of… — Sam Richardson Fun Copy Share Image
My mom is from Ghana, and my dad is from the States, so even in my family when I was growing up,… — Sam Richardson African Copy Share Image
If you want to land a punchline for how bad something is, you say 'Detroit,' even, like, in conversation. 'Oh, well, things… — Sam Richardson Bad Copy Share Image
At Second City and improvising at iO, you're creating a character in an instant. All of a sudden, you're creating this history… — Sam Richardson Character Copy Share Image
Performing in Detroit or performing in Chicago, you're on your own turf, but when you tour a show, the audiences change. You're… — Sam Richardson Change Copy Share Image
When you grow up with siblings, you can be like, 'Isn't this weird? Isn't this funny? Do we agree on this, or… — Sam Richardson Brotherhood Copy Share Image
I feel that, a lot of times, Detroiters have an aversion to seeing nice new things come into Detroit. But I'm like,… — Sam Richardson Come Copy Share Image
What I find funny are peoples' blind spots. That's the funniest thing about anybody - when they just don't realize who they… — Sam Richardson Ballet Copy Share Image
I do think there's something funny about being over-optimistic. — Sam Richardson About Copy Share Image
As far as magazines, I'll read 'GQ' to see where men's fashion is, but that's really kind of it. — Sam Richardson Far Copy Share Image
I left Detroit in 2007, worked on a cruise ship for a year, moved to Chicago in '08, then moved to L.A.… — Sam Richardson Chicago Copy Share Image
A record is kind of a piece of art itself, and it's such a tangible experience playing an LP end to end. — Sam Richardson Art Copy Share Image
Like a real dumb idiot, I believed that to avoid a grenade that drops in the water, you could just jump in… — Sam Richardson Avoid Copy Share Image
I've worked on shows where the set was very morose and boring, kind of like nobody wanted to be there. I felt… — Sam Richardson Boring Copy Share Image
On 'Veep,' people are connecting with each other, even if they're making backhanded comments about somebody behind someone else's back. — Sam Richardson Back Copy Share Image
My mom is from Ghana, and my dad is from Detroit, so I would go back and forth to Africa a lot. — Sam Richardson Africa Copy Share Image
I went to an all-boys high school, and I didn't realize I was going to a Catholic all-boys school until right before… — Sam Richardson Going Copy Share Image
Being on 'Veep,' it's so much fun, and I get to put so much creative input in there, but at the end… — Sam Richardson Day Copy Share Image
It's hard to not act like a fan when you're in these scenes with your heroes, but you can't do that because… — Sam Richardson Everybody Copy Share Image
I'm really the only artist in my family. I have one cousin who is a painter. I think I developed all of… — Sam Richardson Art Copy Share Image
I try to tweet, but I still haven't gotten into the rhythm as much as some people who have, like, 20,000 tweets.… — Sam Richardson Funny Copy Share Image
I can do so many accents that I'll never be able to use. There aren't casting calls for a black guy to… — Sam Richardson Hope Copy Share Image
