Jeff Kinney Quotes

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.

I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.

I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.

I started comedy in, like, 1998.

I've never had a Plan B. I've just always wanted to make people laugh, that's it.

I always wanted to be a comedian.

I think comedy is difficult, and I'm amazed so many people want to do it. I'll be buying jeans and somebody will say, "I'm a comedian" - the guy selling you the jeans. The desire to be a comedian is weird. I found it weird myself to want to be one; I was a schoolboy when I wanted to be one but I didn't know how to do it. That was 50 years ago, so times have changed greatly. There seems to be a long line of people desperate to do it and most of them are quite good.

Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.

To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it.

I've been a stand-up comedian for years, and I can be silly.

I always knew I wanted to do comedy. I like making people laugh.

My drama instructor suggested I try comedy. I was resistant at first because I considered myself a serious actor, but of course I fell in love with it.

I don't do comedy so much although I would like to do a comedy.

Doing comedy is still in my veins; that's my first love.

If you want to be a comedian, go out. Do a week in Des Moines, Iowa. Try to make those people laugh.

I've always wanted to work in comedy.

I actually love doing comedy!

There's a lot of theaters in New York. You can always go out and be around a lot of like-minded comedians.

I have the improv background, but stand-up is different.

I started pursuing stand-up comedy in 12th grade.

When you're a young comedian the first thing you want to do is get a laugh.

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

I like comedy. I would love to do comedy for a long time.

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible.