Will Forte Quotes

I want more stand-up comics in prime time. It's great for every comedian.

There's a lot of very funny people I'd love to work with that I've never met, of course. I love Steve Martin and Jim Carrey.

The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett, by Lucille Ball.

I was obsessed with Carol Burnett and then Tracey Ullman. Like, obsessed with their shows.

I like that 'Broad City' exists, and I love being around at the same time as 'Key & Peele.' I love those guys - I just, I love their faces.

My heroes were Gene Wilder, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.

Claudia Winkleman is a good laugh and James Corden too.

I'm a huge, huge, huge fan of Steve Carrell and Tina Fey for years.

Well, I have since seen you at Tinkle. It's a comedy show started by David Cross, me and Jon Benjamin. It features a wide variety of acts for all tastes and seasons.

I'd like to do a show that's not a sitcom.

I have always liked shows that have laughter in them.

I wasn't really qualified to be on Saturday Night Live - I'm not like an impressionist or anything.

As a kid, I always wanted to be Carol Burnett or Johnny Carson. I love to chat and entertain.

What I really want to do is comedy. I would love to do some guest star spots on some single-camera comedies.

I love Steve Carell and Will Ferrell - they're my heroes.

Larry David makes me laugh.

I enjoy getting to work on 'Saturday Night Live', where I get to do people like David Paterson. And then, its like a different muscle to do someone like a bicycle guy on' Portlandia'.

I think if you ask any of us here, we all dreamed of ending up on Saturday Night Live. I remember thinking, 'I'll just keep doing this as long as I can get away with it.'

I love funny people. I met and became friends with some of the funniest people ever. Gilda Radner, bless her soul; Martin Short; Dave Thomas; Eugene Levy.

I really love Steve Martin and all the stuff he did in the '70s. I think it's really great.

I love stand-up comics, particularly those who have embraced podcasting.

Certainly early on, I kind of modeled myself after Steve Martin and Bill Murray. I would imitate them sometimes.

I've always dreamed of growing up to be Amy Poehler.

I love Kristin Wigg. I love Amy Poelher.

Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph - when they speak, everyone listens. Because they're freaking hilarious.