--- title: "10 Way Quotes By John Oliver" description: "10 Way quotes by John Oliver. Plus more from John Oliver and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/john-oliver-2975_care_i-care-about-facts-the-way-i-care-about_2526706.png" --- > [I care about facts the way I care about oxygen and imbibing enough water a day to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-care-about-facts-the-way-i-care-about-oxygen-and-imbibing-enough/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/john-oliver-2975_care_i-care-about-facts-the-way-i-care-about_2526706.png) > [It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/it-was-probably-years-before-i-was-confident-enough-in-stand-up-that/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/john-oliver-2975_able_it-was-probably-years-before-i-was-confi_1201106.png) > [Florida, just because you're shaped like some combination of a gun and a d\*ck doesn't mean you have to act that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/florida-just-because-you-re-shaped-like-some-combination-of-a-gun-and/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/john-oliver-2975_combination_florida-just-because-you-re-shaped-like_469709.png) > [I was definitely prepared for it to be slower, and it has not worked out that way in any shape or form.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-was-definitely-prepared-for-it-to-be-slower-and-it-has-not-worked/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ba/john-oliver-2975_comedian_i-was-definitely-prepared-for-it-to-be-s_1309102.png) > [I have occasionally - if ever I do interviews that are difficult or nerve-wracking - I take my wife's dog tags and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-have-occasionally-if-ever-i-do-interviews-that-are-difficult-or/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac4/john-oliver-2975_about_i-have-occasionally-if-ever-i-do-intervi_2633716.png) > [I think being an outsider in general always helps you in comedy. I think it helps to have an outsider's eye. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-think-being-an-outsider-in-general-always-helps-you-in-comedy-i/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/john-oliver-2975_comedy_i-think-being-an-outsider-in-general-alw_1138742.png) > [Most stand-ups, once they have done it, think of it as their default job. I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart still feels that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/most-stand-ups-once-they-have-done-it-think-of-it-as-their-default/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e1/john-oliver-2975_come_most-stand-ups-once-they-have-done-it-th_2536479.png) > [I don't think I'm identified as the anchorman, I think I'm identified as the impostor anchorman - there's a very clear line…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-don-t-think-i-m-identified-as-the-anchorman-i-think-i-m-identified/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/john-oliver-2975_anchorman_i-don-t-think-i-m-identified-as-the-anch_2625353.png) > [You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well. It was probably years before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/you-have-to-do-stand-up-quite-a-long-time-before-you-learn-how-to-do/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/john-oliver-2975_able_you-have-to-do-stand-up-quite-a-long-tim_613810.jpg) > [I think the best analogy for where we are right now is that America is Elvis Presley -- the most beautiful, talented,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-think-the-best-analogy-for-where-we-are-right-now-is-that-america/) [John Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oliver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/john-oliver-2975_america_i-think-the-best-analogy-for-where-we-ar_417264.png) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/john-oliver/#itemlist", "name": "10 Way Quotes By John Oliver", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I care about facts the way I care about oxygen and imbibing enough water a day to live.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oliver" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/i-care-about-facts-the-way-i-care-about-oxygen-and-imbibing-enough/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/john-oliver-2975_care_i-care-about-facts-the-way-i-care-about_2526706.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/john-oliver-2975_care_i-care-about-facts-the-way-i-care-about_2526706.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/john-oliver-2975_care_i-care-about-facts-the-way-i-care-about_2526706.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I care about facts the way I care about oxygen and imbibing enough water a day to live.” — John Oliver", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oliver" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/it-was-probably-years-before-i-was-confident-enough-in-stand-up-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/john-oliver-2975_able_it-was-probably-years-before-i-was-confi_1201106.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/john-oliver-2975_able_it-was-probably-years-before-i-was-confi_1201106.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/john-oliver-2975_able_it-was-probably-years-before-i-was-confi_1201106.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I…” — John Oliver", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Florida, just because you're shaped like some combination of a gun and a d*ck doesn't mean you have to act that way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oliver" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oliver/florida-just-because-you-re-shaped-like-some-combination-of-a-gun-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/john-oliver-2975_combination_florida-just-because-you-re-shaped-like_469709.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/john-oliver-2975_combination_florida-just-because-you-re-shaped-like_469709.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/john-oliver-2975_combination_florida-just-because-you-re-shaped-like_469709.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Florida, just because you're shaped like some combination of a gun and a d*ck doesn't mean you have to act…” — John Oliver", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was definitely prepared for it to be slower, and it has not worked out that way in any shape or form. 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