--- title: "10 Just Quotes By Bo Burnham" description: "10 Just quotes by Bo Burnham. Plus more from Bo Burnham and more Just sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/bo-burnham-1313_just_i-just-like-to-write-and-then-perform-13_1374713.png" --- > [I just like to write and then perform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-just-like-to-write-and-then-perform/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/bo-burnham-1313_just_i-just-like-to-write-and-then-perform-13_1374713.png) > [I just have a problem with youth culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-just-have-a-problem-with-youth-culture/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/bo-burnham-1313_culture_i-just-have-a-problem-with-youth-culture_713311.png) > [In high school, I worked eight hours a day just so I could get into the college of my dreams and say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/in-high-school-i-worked-eight-hours-a-day-just-so-i-could-get-into/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/bo-burnham-1313_college_in-high-school-i-worked-eight-hours-a-da_2466175.png) > ['Words, Words, Words' was very much its title. It's just words, words, words and trying to show that I can pack as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/words-words-words-was-very-much-its-title-it-s-just-words-words-words/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f8/bo-burnham-1313_could_words-words-words-was-very-much-its-titl_1781832.png) > [I've always liked TV shows that have slightly unlikable leads, where you root for them in spite of a lot of things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-ve-always-liked-tv-shows-that-have-slightly-unlikable-leads-where/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/bo-burnham-1313_always_i-ve-always-liked-tv-shows-that-have-sli_2138145.png) > [Comedy doesn't really matter that much; I know that. I treat it like an adult - I don't treat it like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/comedy-doesn-t-really-matter-that-much-i-know-that-i-treat-it-like-an/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/bo-burnham-1313_adult_comedy-doesn-t-really-matter-that-much-i_75092.png) > [I was definitely not the kid that just wanted to be famous for no reason whatsoever and then happened to find comedy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-was-definitely-not-the-kid-that-just-wanted-to-be-famous-for-no/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/bo-burnham-1313_always_i-was-definitely-not-the-kid-that-just-w_1470642.png) > [My career was exploding at the same time that social media itself was expanding. But when my online videos were taking off,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/my-career-was-exploding-at-the-same-time-that-social-media-itself-was/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a5/bo-burnham-1313_able_my-career-was-exploding-at-the-same-time_1178051.jpg) > [The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/the-problem-for-us-as-viewers-is-that-we-want-famous-people-who-are/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/bo-burnham-1313_about_the-problem-for-us-as-viewers-is-that-we_2068343.png) > [For me, comedy is constantly presented as this fake casualness, like a guy just walked on stage going, 'This crazy thing happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/for-me-comedy-is-constantly-presented-as-this-fake-casualness-like-a/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/bo-burnham-1313_acting_for-me-comedy-is-constantly-presented-as_2639313.png) ## Other authors on Just ## More by Bo Burnham > [The strange thing with Wikipedia is that the first article that ever gets written about you will define your Wikipedia page forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/the-strange-thing-with-wikipedia-is-that-the-first-article-that-ever/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [“Well, man, you know what they say." No, I don't. I don't know what they say. I don't even know who they are. Who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/well-man-you-know-what-they-say-no-i-don-t-i-don-t-know-what-they-say/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [At one point when I was very young, when I was first starting out, I thought, 'Well, one day I'll be able to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/at-one-point-when-i-was-very-young-when-i-was-first-starting-out-i/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [And there's a metal train that's a mile long and at the very back end a lightning bolt struck her, How long til it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/and-there-s-a-metal-train-that-s-a-mile-long-and-at-the-very-back-end/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [Women are like fingers and toes because they're easy to count on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/women-are-like-fingers-and-toes-because-they-re-easy-to-count-on/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-do-think-that-stand-up-comedy-in-general-heavily-favors-masculinity/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [Most of my songs make fun of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/most-of-my-songs-make-fun-of-myself/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [I write about what I know: teenage dating, overly charged sexuality, all the things that make you uncomfortable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-write-about-what-i-know-teenage-dating-overly-charged-sexuality-all/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [People give me money and I don't know why, my real collection plate is an empty cup held by a homeless guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/people-give-me-money-and-i-don-t-know-why-my-real-collection-plate-is/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [Comedy doesn't really matter that much; I know that. I treat it like an adult - I don't treat it like a child or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/comedy-doesn-t-really-matter-that-much-i-know-that-i-treat-it-like-an/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [I've always liked the format of YouTube, sharing things for free, which is a nice exchange between people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-ve-always-liked-the-format-of-youtube-sharing-things-for-free-which/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [Comedy is very strange to me and I don't fully understand it's purpose or function.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/comedy-is-very-strange-to-me-and-i-don-t-fully-understand-it-s/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [I don't really care about capitalizing on momentum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-don-t-really-care-about-capitalizing-on-momentum/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [If your belief is hateful towards people, I couldn't respect that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/if-your-belief-is-hateful-towards-people-i-couldn-t-respect-that/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) > [When life gets you down, make a comforter!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/when-life-gets-you-down-make-a-comforter/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just/bo-burnham/#itemlist", "name": "10 Just Quotes By Bo Burnham", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just like to write and then perform.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bo Burnham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-just-like-to-write-and-then-perform/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/bo-burnham-1313_just_i-just-like-to-write-and-then-perform-13_1374713.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/bo-burnham-1313_just_i-just-like-to-write-and-then-perform-13_1374713.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/bo-burnham-1313_just_i-just-like-to-write-and-then-perform-13_1374713.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just like to write and then perform.” — Bo Burnham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just have a problem with youth culture.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bo Burnham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-just-have-a-problem-with-youth-culture/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/bo-burnham-1313_culture_i-just-have-a-problem-with-youth-culture_713311.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/bo-burnham-1313_culture_i-just-have-a-problem-with-youth-culture_713311.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1a/bo-burnham-1313_culture_i-just-have-a-problem-with-youth-culture_713311.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just have a problem with youth culture.” — Bo Burnham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In high school, I worked eight hours a day just so I could get into the college of my dreams and say that I got in - and I never went.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bo Burnham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/in-high-school-i-worked-eight-hours-a-day-just-so-i-could-get-into/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/bo-burnham-1313_college_in-high-school-i-worked-eight-hours-a-da_2466175.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/bo-burnham-1313_college_in-high-school-i-worked-eight-hours-a-da_2466175.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/bo-burnham-1313_college_in-high-school-i-worked-eight-hours-a-da_2466175.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In high school, I worked eight hours a day just so I could get into the college of my dreams and say that I…” — Bo Burnham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'Words, Words, Words' was very much its title. 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