--- title: "20 Trying Quotes By Bo Burnham" description: "20 Trying quotes by Bo Burnham. Plus more from Bo Burnham and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/bo-burnham-1313_add_i-just-try-to-do-things-on-stage-that-i_1740969.png" --- > [I just try to do things on stage that I think the audience would enjoy. And I try to draw on and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-just-try-to-do-things-on-stage-that-i-think-the-audience-would/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/bo-burnham-1313_add_i-just-try-to-do-things-on-stage-that-i_1740969.png) > [I don't try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-don-t-try-to-call-myself-a-poet-but-i-know-that-my-stuff-is-pretty/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c7/bo-burnham-1313_literal_i-don-t-try-to-call-myself-a-poet-but-i_807277.png) > [I'm happy with what I'm doing. I try not to focus on how I've changed. I just try to focus on what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-m-happy-with-what-i-m-doing-i-try-not-to-focus-on-how-i-ve-changed/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64e/bo-burnham-1313_changed_i-m-happy-with-what-i-m-doing-i-try-not_2084245.png) > [It feels like we're always juggling many pieces of information at once or trying out many personas at once. It makes life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/it-feels-like-we-re-always-juggling-many-pieces-of-information-at/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/bo-burnham-1313_always_it-feels-like-we-re-always-juggling-many_2692751.png) > [My work is trying to at least define myself on my own terms, and then if other people enjoy things that's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/my-work-is-trying-to-at-least-define-myself-on-my-own-terms-and-then/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/bo-burnham-1313_enjoy_my-work-is-trying-to-at-least-define-mys_2564404.png) > [I think controversy has this allusion of being controversial but it's totally not, which is why I'm trying to get away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-think-controversy-has-this-allusion-of-being-controversial-but-it-s/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/bo-burnham-1313_allusion_i-think-controversy-has-this-allusion-of_3147241.png) > [I think no matter what you do, a certain amount of people are going to call you a sellout, somehow, you know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-think-no-matter-what-you-do-a-certain-amount-of-people-are-going-to/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0f/bo-burnham-1313_amount_i-think-no-matter-what-you-do-a-certain_682773.jpg) > [I love you just the way you are but you don't see you like I do. You shouldn't try so hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-love-you-just-the-way-you-are-but-you-don-t-see-you-like-i-do-you/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e9/bo-burnham-1313_love_i-love-you-just-the-way-you-are-but-you_1558587.png) > [I think comedy has a range, with multiple peaks in different areas. It's like trying to compare Beethoven and the Beatles. Sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-think-comedy-has-a-range-with-multiple-peaks-in-different-areas-it/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/bo-burnham-1313_areas_i-think-comedy-has-a-range-with-multiple_2323530.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) > [What's that? My six song album entitled Bo Fo Sho is currently available on iTunes? With three songs that have never been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/what-s-that-my-six-song-album-entitled-bo-fo-sho-is-currently/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/bo-burnham-1313_aids_what-s-that-my-six-song-album-entitled-b_165465.jpg) > [I don't consciously try to make things difficult as much as I try to make them a little different. I like all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-don-t-consciously-try-to-make-things-difficult-as-much-as-i-try-to/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/bo-burnham-1313_all-kinds_i-don-t-consciously-try-to-make-things-d_2763166.jpg) > [Nothing's true that I say, because I don't really want to say anything. I don't think my life's that cool, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/nothing-s-true-that-i-say-because-i-don-t-really-want-to-say-anything/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/bo-burnham-1313_backwards_nothing-s-true-that-i-say-because-i-don_620195.jpg) > [I'm very interested in trying to make comedy shows that are a bit bigger, more theatrical, more of a "show." Some people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-m-very-interested-in-trying-to-make-comedy-shows-that-are-a-bit/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d4/bo-burnham-1313_bigger_i-m-very-interested-in-trying-to-make-co_2390804.png) > [I don't want to try to recreate for no reason. Like, me in my bedroom, singing songs to a camera was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-don-t-want-to-try-to-recreate-for-no-reason-like-me-in-my-bedroom/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/bo-burnham-1313_able_i-don-t-want-to-try-to-recreate-for-no-r_2970364.png) > [I see young people being dismissed for supposedly wanting only "stupid" and "easy" material, or that they don't have an attention span…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-see-young-people-being-dismissed-for-supposedly-wanting-only-stupid/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8c/bo-burnham-1313_attention_i-see-young-people-being-dismissed-for-s_430125.jpg) > [The biggest danger, for me, with making yourself your act is that a lot of people with think they know you for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/the-biggest-danger-for-me-with-making-yourself-your-act-is-that-a-lot/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/bo-burnham-1313_close-friends_the-biggest-danger-for-me-with-making-yo_2809926.jpg) > [People are gonna think that MTV censored me, and they really didn't. I really wanted to try to make a show that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/people-are-gonna-think-that-mtv-censored-me-and-they-really-didn-t-i/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/bo-burnham-1313_can-do_people-are-gonna-think-that-mtv-censored_2339135.png) > [Maybe life on earth could be heaven, doesn't just the thought of it make it worth a try?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/maybe-life-on-earth-could-be-heaven-doesn-t-just-the-thought-of-it/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/bo-burnham-1313_earth_maybe-life-on-earth-could-be-heaven-does_2119196.png) > [I love Tim Minchin, Bill Bailey, and Hans Teeuwen, and I'm trying to synthesise elements of theatre into my show a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-love-tim-minchin-bill-bailey-and-hans-teeuwen-and-i-m-trying-to/) [Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/bo-burnham-1313_i-love_i-love-tim-minchin-bill-bailey-and-hans_854013.png) ## Other authors on Trying ## 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/trying/bo-burnham/#itemlist", "name": "20 Trying Quotes By Bo Burnham", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just try to do things on stage that I think the audience would enjoy. 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