--- title: "5 Daily Quotes By John Oliver" description: "5 Daily quotes by John Oliver. Plus more from John Oliver and more Daily sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/john-oliver-2975_accent_i-m-not-really-much-of-an-actor-so-when_906316.png" --- > [I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show,' I was just trying to adopt the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-m-not-really-much-of-an-actor-so-when-i-started-on-the-daily-show-i/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/john-oliver-2975_accent_i-m-not-really-much-of-an-actor-so-when_906316.png) > [In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/in-improv-the-whole-thing-is-that-it-is-a-relationship-between-the-2/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/john-oliver-2975_back_in-improv-the-whole-thing-is-that-it-is_1226847.png) > [I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show', I was just trying to adopt the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-m-not-really-much-of-an-actor-so-when-i-started-on-the-daily-show-i-2/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/john-oliver-2975_actor_i-m-not-really-much-of-an-actor-so-when_1449694.png) > [My first 'Daily Show' piece was pretending I had this terrible immigrant journey, so I went to talk to an immigration lawyer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/my-first-daily-show-piece-was-pretending-i-had-this-terrible/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/john-oliver-2975_about_my-first-daily-show-piece-was-pretending_1764217.jpg) > [People, I guess, generally come to see me do stand-up with a working knowledge of my broad sense of humor on 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/people-i-guess-generally-come-to-see-me-do-stand-up-with-a-working/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/john-oliver-2975_anchor_people-i-guess-generally-come-to-see-me_2924400.png) ## Other authors on Daily ## More by John Oliver > [I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy. And I guess I've always liked to channel some kind of personal element…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-ve-always-been-interested-in-socially-political-or-overtly/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-knew-i-was-going-to-go-into-the-field-and-make-fun-of-people-to/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [Once you learn how to make people laugh, then you get to choose exactly how you want to make them laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/once-you-learn-how-to-make-people-laugh-then-you-get-to-choose/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [When you see people say crazy things on our show, they mean this stuff,and that's easy to forget: They're not joking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/when-you-see-people-say-crazy-things-on-our-show-they-mean-this-stuff/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-think-americans-still-can-t-help-but-respond-to-the-natural/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [I think I'm just a summer fling that people will soon forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-think-i-m-just-a-summer-fling-that-people-will-soon-forget/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [I guess the tone of jokes is often, at best, irreverent, but it always comes from a place of deep love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-guess-the-tone-of-jokes-is-often-at-best-irreverent-but-it-always/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-m-always-interested-in-audience-interaction-not-so-much-aggressive/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-do-one-accent-my-own-i-can-make-it-louder-or-quieter-that-is-the/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [If you work on a comedy show, your basic form of communication is teasing. That's generally how we speak to each other: you communicate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/if-you-work-on-a-comedy-show-your-basic-form-of-communication-is/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [I know I'd be an absolutely horrendous politician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-know-i-d-be-an-absolutely-horrendous-politician/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [Anybody who claims to be excited for April Fools' Day is probably a sociopath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/anybody-who-claims-to-be-excited-for-april-fools-day-is-probably-a/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [Pumpkin spice lattes are egg nog for morning people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/pumpkin-spice-lattes-are-egg-nog-for-morning-people/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [I've made so many people angry that they kind of blur into one unpleasant memory of people staring at you with somewhere between passive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-ve-made-so-many-people-angry-that-they-kind-of-blur-into-one/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) > [Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/armando-iannucci-is-one-of-my-heroes-as-i-was-growing-up-he-was/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily/john-oliver/#itemlist", "name": "5 Daily Quotes By John Oliver", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show,' I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson. 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