James Roday Quotes

I went on tour in the play H.M.S. Pinafore.

I don't think just funny is enough on Broadway.

Mike gets to play four roles this time, if we ever did it again, he will play my role as well. He is a comic genius, everyone wants to be in this movie, let's hope that everyone will wish to see it as well.

I can't see anybody wanting to go to 'Tank Girl: The Musical!'

I can relate to anything. I once played Macbeth. I got a lot of laughs, so I quit.

You can laugh at me, but I understand show business.

Riskin went into directing and made a film with Cary Grant which applied to the letter all the ideas which had made his comedies famous. It had everything except that little something - and the film was a failure.

I love the Comedy Cellar. The audience has no expectations because they don't know me. It's great. It's only winning - if I bomb, they just say, 'Oh, the French guy sucks.' But if I do well, then they remember me.

I never liked wrestling, but I thought The Rock was brilliant, and that is a statement to how funny he is that I'd even watch a show that I didn't like just to see him on it.

Music should be fun. If it's not fun, then you're going to get burned out; you're not going to give the best show.

The questions that loom can be intimidating. 'What kind of moves is she gonna make? What is she gonna do?' There is this pressure that you're supposed to keep impressing.

Uzo Aduba over at 'Godspell' is doing an even more entertaining Donald Trump than Donald Trump's Donald Trump.

I think if you play for Chelsea you have to deal with the pressure, everybody knows the expectations.

You're not going to put up good numbers every year.

A footballer must be prepared to be welcomed when all is well and to receive criticism when things are not working out. Of course, it is not easy nor pleasant to hear negative things about you.

Live audiences are quite demanding. They shower you with love and admiration, but only if you have done a very good job.

I felt a ton of pressure in '08. A lot of great things were expected of me right out of the gate, and I brought some of that on myself with those great early results. But I wasn't a good enough player to make a run every fourth or fifth tournament. I wasn't as good a player as my ranking indicated.

My first joke that ever aired on 'Late Night' was for a list of 'Top 10 Least Popular Summer Camps.' My contribution - 'Camp Tick in beautiful Lyme, Connecticut' - squeaked in at No. 10. Like a trip to Camp Tick, my time at 'Late Night' faded into memory like a short session at a dicey summer camp.

There's always pressure on Arsenal to go out and win games and win trophies.

When you play injured, you're still judged like you're 100 percent. You know you can't do all you want to, but you want to get back to help your teammates.

Everyone in the Premier League feels pressure to get results. It is part of being a footballer.

The players who play have to perform. If they don't, then they will be replaced. That has always been the case.

One joke coming from one person can land completely flat, while somebody else delivering it in a unique way can really elevate it.

Most successful musicals need to attach themselves to something bigger than themselves, a concept that will make people feel immediately connected to it.

I did a stand-up performance on Conan O'Brian, which was great, but it's not for me. I prefer England.