Don't be proud of me. Do something to make yourself proud of yourself. — Brett Gelman Make Copy Share Image
I'm Jewish, so it's like I'm not totally white. I'm, like, gray. — Brett Gelman Gray Copy Share Image
I like women around. I like female energy. I find it very important. — Brett Gelman Around Copy Share Image
Gilbert Gottfried, I think, is just the most underappreciated comedian in the world. I think that he doesn't get enough credit for… — Brett Gelman Credit Copy Share Image
I love 'Seinfeld.' That was not alternative. You can't get more in mainstream than that. — Brett Gelman Alternative Copy Share Image
One of the things I was taught was how you deal with language. It's important, very important in comedy. — Brett Gelman Comedy Copy Share Image
I've never gone to a bachelor party, where I didn't, no matter how much I loved the people there, hate them so… — Brett Gelman Bachelor party Copy Share Image
All of my favorite directors are coming from a singular perspective, and I think that's been very lacking in film. — Brett Gelman Been Copy Share Image
What a great way to make some money is just fine somebody $300 if their phone rings in the theatre. That'll make… — Brett Gelman Great Copy Share Image
I've wanted to be a comedian since I was a kid, and my parents were very supportive of that. — Brett Gelman Comedian Copy Share Image
As far as making people feel less depressed, that, in and of itself, is a political act. — Brett Gelman Far Copy Share Image
I think that all the Mel Brooks' company of actors is just tremendous. It was a crazy group of genius people. All… — Brett Gelman Actor Copy Share Image
I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back… — Brett Gelman Comedy Copy Share Image
I've definitely had my hard partying moments. I've definitely had the long stretches of time in my personal life where I've felt… — Brett Gelman Desperation Copy Share Image
Dinner is often a very celebratory environment, a very safe place, a time to reflect and let the day go and enjoy… — Brett Gelman Change Copy Share Image
I'm a straight white man - I have options, and I'm not blocked on a consistent basis when I wake up in… — Brett Gelman Man Copy Share Image
What doesn't kill you, if you use it to make yourself stronger, then you will get stronger. But if you let it… — Brett Gelman Beat Copy Share Image
There's a certain order to network shows that doesn't exist so much in cable, which is, you know, if you want to… — Brett Gelman Change Copy Share Image
I think that liberal straight white men really need to stop patting themselves on the back for what they think they think… — Brett Gelman I think Copy Share Image
I think some people watch 'Raging Bull,' or they watch 'The Piano Teacher,' and I think they're more, maybe, able to process… — Brett Gelman Escape Copy Share Image
Even if somebody is maybe a little less qualified, you can bring them in, you can teach them, and it will also… — Brett Gelman Different perspective Copy Share Image
I'm all for free speech, and I don't need my viewpoint to be the only viewpoint. — Brett Gelman Communication Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to see a woman onscreen who is a wreck. That is pure, unadulterated, systemic misogyny. — Brett Gelman Misogyny Copy Share Image
Deeper things, heavier things happen to you as you get older and makes you more open. — Brett Gelman Heavier Copy Share Image
Comedy is about flaws anyway... There's a lot of humor in the dark areas of life. — Brett Gelman Areas Copy Share Image
I don't see how I ever could have thought that having an all-white crew for a special about race would be OK. — Brett Gelman Could Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, stand-up comedy is like acting when the audience are the other characters that I'm acting with. — Brett Gelman Acting Copy Share Image
We live in a country whose government and many of its people support white supremacy and disintegration of basic human rights. — Brett Gelman Basic human rights Copy Share Image
Even the people who do great jokes, [it's] always coming out of a very real place. — Brett Gelman Coming out Copy Share Image
We have to laugh at how hard life can be and how screwed up we can be at times. — Brett Gelman Comedy Copy Share Image
I'm not a stranger to depression and desperation. I can be kind of tortured but I do like to have a lot… — Brett Gelman Be kind Copy Share Image
'The Producers' is my favorite movie, and my favorite performances of all time are Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, and I feel… — Brett Gelman Favorite movie Copy Share Image
I'm an obvious example of how everyone is spiraling out of control on the show and just trying to live life the… — Brett Gelman Destroying Copy Share Image
I've definitely seen people get angry or really uncomfortable with stuff I've made in the past. And my stand-up, if you could… — Brett Gelman Aggressive Copy Share Image
I think comedy is incredibly discriminated against. It is one of the most enjoyed yet most condescended art forms in the world.… — Brett Gelman Art Copy Share Image
Comedy is all about the character. When you're too focused on the gags, the character suffers, and you don't get the laugh.… — Brett Gelman About Copy Share Image
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