Actor Quote by Brett Gelman Download Open image “I've always been an actor, even when I was doing improv and my own version of stand up.” — Brett Gelman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Always Own Stand Stand up Theatre
I never decided I wanted to be an actor. I just started doing standup because I love standup. Everything else has sort of been… — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
I'm an actor first and foremost, who happens to do improv. I've also done sitcoms, I've done stage. — Wayne Brady Copy Share Image
I've never done stand-up in my life. I don't know if that's entirely interesting, but I came up in improv. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I started doing improv comedy in 2007, and I think it was that that gave me the confidence to try doing stand-up! — Rachel Parris Copy Share Image
I've been largely an improvisational actor for most of my career. — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
Before I started doing stand-up, I never envisioned doing it. I strictly saw myself doing improv and sketch comedy, and then, when I started… — Quinta Brunson Copy Share Image
I've never done stand-up; I came via small-scale touring theatre, through the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, then I got employed on that… — Mark Williams Copy Share Image
I've always been an improviser. I was one before I knew even what the word was... And acting, that I've been doing since I… — Alan Arkin Copy Share Image
I thought I could see how standup worked. I never thought of being an actor - or anything else, really - but I thought,… — Julian Barratt Copy Share Image
I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I started working right away as a kid, so I didn't have a chance to go to improv school or anything like that; I… — Kenan Thompson Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be an actor. I didn't get into this game to be the best improviser in the world. I didn't choose… — Rob Corddry 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 and observing… — Brett Gelman 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 good food… — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
I honestly don't see how anyone can view the GOP and the Right as anything but evil. — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
Deeper things, heavier things happen to you as you get older and makes you more open. — Brett Gelman 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 them remember… — Brett Gelman 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 of them… — Brett Gelman 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 an intense… — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
I love 'Seinfeld.' That was not alternative. You can't get more in mainstream than that. — Brett Gelman 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 of fun. — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
As far as making people feel less depressed, that, in and of itself, is a political act. — Brett Gelman 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 best they… — Brett Gelman 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 Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.… — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I… — Karthi Copy Share Image
You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image
