Looking the way I look, whenever anybody's looking for a light brown funny guy, I get the call... I'm 100 percent Greek, but I look like I could be Indian or Middle Eastern or Hispanic. If it's ethnic, they'll try… — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
Maybe it's just my improv and sketch background, but I'm a lot more comfortable in a group. I like sharing focus and populating an… — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
At a certain point, I had to be like, 'I will not do any more auditions with a Middle Eastern accent.' — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
I was funny in a way that was not dissing the teacher; I was funny just to be funny. A real charmer with a… — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
Having a giant beard really distracts people from noticing you're barely keeping it together emotionally. — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
People know my background and for people who need an improviser, I'm one of the people they think to use if I'm appropriate for… — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
I was in band that played mostly covers for a while, and the bands that we would cover were, like, the alternative rock bands… — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
There are the class clowns that are disruptive and the kids laugh and you earn the teacher's disdain, I was the kind of class… — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I was referred to as the Danny Kaye of the family, because I was always impersonating and mimicking people.… — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
It's always nice when people discover I'm a normal person and not, because of my appearance, a half-crazed lunatic who may stab them with… — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
I've numerous times heard mothers in stores tell their children not to go near me. — Jason Mantzoukas Copy Share Image
