Paul Lieberstein Quotes

I'd never really done comedy before 'Community,' so getting to work day in and day out with all these great people, directors, writers, and actors, I feel like I've learned a lot.

I'd love to do a comedy. Umm, I don't know when that will happen - maybe when I'm, like, 80 or something. But yeah, I'd love to. I'm just waiting for the right person to see my hilarious nature and offer me a comedy.

I'd like to do a comedy, actually. I think it would be great to do a sitcom or something like that. I'm pretty much open to anything.

I did years of summer stock. I sort of only wanted to be an actor. And then at 19, I was funny, and I had some of these bits that I did for friends, and I immediately could get on television.

I just want to keep doing my comedy work because that's what I do. I made a name for myself playing other characters.

There are a couple of ideas for features that I would love to do. They happen to be comedies.

I love doing comedy. One of my favorite things in the world is to do 'Parks and Recreation'; a big fun character.

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.

In Miami, I was studying improv as well as acting. Improv is a great tool to have, just for the comedic timing that you get. When I moved to L.A., I started taking classes with The Groundlings, and I loved it. I'm definitely in love with improv and comedy.

I have worked with a great many comedians as opposed to comics, although I have worked with comics as well, I make the distinction.

If it weren't for The Groundlings, I would never be on Saturday Night Live.

I am a big comedy fan, having been in 'Coupling.'

I had fun doing a lot of low-budget movies and web series. And I got back into stand-up where I started.

I'd taken some classes at UCB in New York and again at the Magnet Theater and the PIT Theater. I definitely never advanced to where I was on a team or anything like that.

At this point, I feel fairly comfortable in terms of performance. I think having a sketch background actually helps a lot. Because my background is acting, and stand-up, in a lot of ways, is acting.

I think for comedians, acting is their natural progression. It's all about progression.

I always felt that my way into comedy would be through my writing rather than my acting.

What's odd is that I've never been asked to do any comedy in film. That's something I could certainly do.

The original Dean Martin Comedy Hour handed me some hysterical sketches. I've got highlights on tons of these variety shows, given to me by their great writers. I'd love to be doing all that again.

I don't have any type of sketch-comedy or stand-up background.

I haven't been offered a lot of comedy. In theater, I've done quite a bit of comedy or dramas that included a lot of funny stuff. But in my TV work, those aren't the roles that I've been offered.

I'd played dumbasses a lot. On Mad About You, I played a very dumb waitress and they saw me.

I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for '30 Rock'. Some people think we're old friends from 'Second City' days. I had always been a fan of Tina's. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom.

Royal Canadian Air Farce, and I was in three sketches there. And they wrote some really great stuff for me.

I've done a lot of drama in my career, but I'm actually more comfortable doing comedy.