Michael McIntyre Quotes

After guest appearances, I got the offer to do the show as the successor of Arthur Schwartz. It's so much fun.

Here's what I tell people now when they come to my shows: 'First of all, thank you for stimulating the economy, or at least my economic package.'

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.

I did a show called 'Bakersfield, P.D.' That was one of the best things I have ever done.

Broadway is obviously a dream come true, but audiences everywhere continue to make performing a blast.

I did 'Showtime at the Apollo' when I was 10, and it was the first time that I'd ever performed on TV, and it felt great.

'SNL' is our main priority because that was our first big break.

I never envisioned that I would be able to bring something to the entertainment table that would fit Las Vegas. Vegas is so presentational; it's live theater and, for me, it's always been film or television, which isn't why people come to Las Vegas. So it's exciting to be apart of all of this, the thrust of the entertainment of Vegas.

There's show business, and the business is sometimes in capital letters. You just have to give it your best shot when up at bat.

The percentage of actors employed is pretty small, and if you're lucky enough to have a good run at it, you do have a sense of responsibility.

The New York theater community didn't like being invaded by reality stars - they still don't - but I got in there and auditioned just like everybody else. They hired me for 'Hairspray' to help sell tickets for a few weeks, but I ended up being there much longer than originally planned and started to carve a niche for myself.

I guess show business is a lot like baseball: "Wait until next year!" You just never know. Some of the shittiest shows I've ever seen run forever, and some of the best things never get a chance.

I used to go to auditions, mainly for talent competitions like 'Opportunity Knocks.'

It's just about being an entertainer; it's about having all those tools over the years to do all sorts: films, musicals, playing a bit of piano, running a quiz show - it just becomes part of the job.

The reality of show business - and I suppose a lot of businesses, but specifically show business - is that it is this business of 'no's.' It's mostly 'no's.'

There are two kinds of people in the entertainment industry: Those that close deals and those that don't.

I remember my first thing was 'CSI: Miami.' I played a Cuban gangster. And that was it. I was like, 'Wow, I don't have to clean toilets.' I could actually dress up and get paid equivalent to that. So that was my introduction into the Hollywood industry.

Show business is a struggle. I certainly wish that I had just blasted on the scene and not had quite such a hard time. But there's a great sense of the relief in that you don't have to prove yourself anymore.

Just go in and do your work and be ready for it, because when the stars align and the part is available and everybody in the room is excited... and you deliver, that's it.

It is an exciting moment in my career to be a part of a huge project like 'Bharat.'

I am very happy that in the second year of my acting career in Bollywood I got to do a biopic.

I get to share the stage with some of the best.

I love playing live, and doing big TV shows are exciting.

While acting is a passion, hosting is fun.

Hosting a game show is quite interactive and non-fictional shows are a part of entertainment.