--- title: "12 Time Quotes By J. B. Smoove" description: "12 Time quotes by J. B. Smoove. Plus more from J. B. Smoove and more Time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/j-b-smoove-3940_alive_sad-when-you-spend-more-time-trying-to-s_2865292.jpg" --- > [Sad when you spend more time trying to stay alive than living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/sad-when-you-spend-more-time-trying-to-stay-alive-than-living/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/j-b-smoove-3940_alive_sad-when-you-spend-more-time-trying-to-s_2865292.jpg) > [Women put guys through tests all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/women-put-guys-through-tests-all-the-time/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/052/j-b-smoove-3940_feminism_women-put-guys-through-tests-all-the-tim_3080174.jpg) > [I most resemble Benjamin Button. I evolve. I attach myself to the heartbeat of whatever is going on at that particular time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-most-resemble-benjamin-button-i-evolve-i-attach-myself-to-the/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/j-b-smoove-3940_benjamin-button_i-most-resemble-benjamin-button-i-evolve_2903677.jpg) > [That's what I am; I'm a drip. You still get hydrated, you still get your nutrients, just a little at a damn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/that-s-what-i-am-i-m-a-drip-you-still-get-hydrated-you-still-get-your/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/j-b-smoove-3940_damn_that-s-what-i-am-i-m-a-drip-you-still-ge_1920561.jpg) > [I can apply myself to the format of 'SNL,' I can apply myself to the format of 'Conan,' but at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-can-apply-myself-to-the-format-of-snl-i-can-apply-myself-to-the/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/j-b-smoove-3940_apply_i-can-apply-myself-to-the-format-of-snl_2030487.jpg) > [I tell people all the time, as I was going through my process of being a comedian or being an actor and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-tell-people-all-the-time-as-i-was-going-through-my-process-of-being/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a97/j-b-smoove-3940_actor_i-tell-people-all-the-time-as-i-was-goin_2862504.jpg) > [Believe it or not, I write on stage. I can't write anywhere else; I have to be in a moment. I also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/believe-it-or-not-i-write-on-stage-i-can-t-write-anywhere-else-i-have/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/j-b-smoove-3940_along_believe-it-or-not-i-write-on-stage-i-can_1023553.jpg) > [Man, you can come see me six or seven times in a row and you'll never see the same show twice, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/man-you-can-come-see-me-six-or-seven-times-in-a-row-and-you-ll-never/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/j-b-smoove-3940_audience_man-you-can-come-see-me-six-or-seven-tim_443662.jpg) > ['The ruckus' is different experiences you go through throughout your life which builds your ruckus points up - your tolerance. You've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/the-ruckus-is-different-experiences-you-go-through-throughout-your/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/721/j-b-smoove-3940_builds_the-ruckus-is-different-experiences-you_2072883.jpg) > [I'm street smart. You can't con me. But that's just from living in New York. Now if a guy came from Mississippi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-m-street-smart-you-can-t-con-me-but-that-s-just-from-living-in-new/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/j-b-smoove-3940_came_i-m-street-smart-you-can-t-con-me-but-th_2613903.jpg) > [I've had jokes stolen a thousand times. But if you can do it better than me, you can have it. I've had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-ve-had-jokes-stolen-a-thousand-times-but-if-you-can-do-it-better/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/j-b-smoove-3940_better_i-ve-had-jokes-stolen-a-thousand-times-b_3196623.jpg) > [When you're on stage performing stand-up, things only happen one time. I've done bits where I improv a joke, and people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/when-you-re-on-stage-performing-stand-up-things-only-happen-one-time/) [J. B. 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B. Smoove > [You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so amazing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/you-know-what-i-like-i-like-classic-stuff-i-like-the-andy-griffith/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [You have to fail, man, but you cannot allow failure to stop you from doing what you must do. Failing is just as good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/you-have-to-fail-man-but-you-cannot-allow-failure-to-stop-you-from/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [If a director brings a guy to their movie who does improv, they've got to let him do what he does - otherwise it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/if-a-director-brings-a-guy-to-their-movie-who-does-improv-they-ve-got/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [A lot of comedians are selfish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/a-lot-of-comedians-are-selfish/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [Improv relies just as much on listening as it does you delivering dialogue. That's the hard for some people. Some people just concentrate on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/improv-relies-just-as-much-on-listening-as-it-does-you-delivering/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [My life is gardening, cleaning around the house and power washing. I power wash everything: my wife, the mailman with the f-cking mail, power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/my-life-is-gardening-cleaning-around-the-house-and-power-washing-i/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I believe, even when I'm doing my standup or my acting or whatever I'm doing, I believe in painting pictures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-believe-even-when-i-m-doing-my-standup-or-my-acting-or-whatever-i-m/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I should be European, man. I'm long and lean. I'd look good in a trench coat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-should-be-european-man-i-m-long-and-lean-i-d-look-good-in-a-trench/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [Man, you can come see me six or seven times in a row and you'll never see the same show twice, because I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/man-you-can-come-see-me-six-or-seven-times-in-a-row-and-you-ll-never/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I've done everything. Selling door-to-door fire extinguishers... In bars, I used to repair those machines that have 10 different buttons on them to spray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-ve-done-everything-selling-door-to-door-fire-extinguishers-in-bars/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I'm nice with damn kids, man. Kids love me. I can bounce back and forth. I can discipline kids and I can get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-m-nice-with-damn-kids-man-kids-love-me-i-can-bounce-back-and-forth/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [You want your lady to be a contortionist. What man wouldn't want a lady who's a contortionist?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/you-want-your-lady-to-be-a-contortionist-what-man-wouldn-t-want-a/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/it-s-great-when-a-director-like-cameron-crowe-can-take-what-you-do/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I live in New York right now but I'm originally from my daddy's nuts. We all are. Think about, we the lucky ones -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-live-in-new-york-right-now-but-i-m-originally-from-my-daddy-s-nuts/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) > [I think what I do in my acting world and what I do in my standup world is bring up a brand that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-b-smoove/i-think-what-i-do-in-my-acting-world-and-what-i-do-in-my-standup/) [J. B. Smoove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-b-smoove/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/j-b-smoove/#itemlist", "name": "12 Time Quotes By J. B. 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