David Cross Quotes

I think my goal was just to do comedy, honestly. It still is. Whatever form that took or takes, it doesn't matter.

I don't watch any other comedy, I don't study stand-up as an art.

I think comedy is the most difficult thing in the world, I really do.

Everything I do is intended to make people laugh and think. I just think something is funny, it's not hurting anybody, not stabbing anybody, not shooting anybody, not making anybody watch me perform. There are thousands of comedians, don't come see me because it's not like I hide it.

I love comedy. I like to think that there's a sense of humor in some of my music - obviously not all of it.

The whole thing about working in front of the camera is to make people laugh when they're not supposed to.

There aren't many laughs in that and I remember doing a look and everybody laughed and I just thought, wow, that's incredible how you can do that. So I did another look and they laughed again and then I remember thinking, hold on, this isn't right for this piece, you've got to stop it.

Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with only one purpose--to make people laugh.

I love to entertain and make people laugh.

Being a fan of comedy, it's so unique, in their own voice. I was really stoked to be able to participate. They're so great at just coming up with stuff on the fly and making stuff funny.

When certain people hear "'SNL' comedy," rightfully so, you expect it to be a certain kind of goofiness.

I believe that comedians do what they do, and then they get credit or criticism for doing it. There's nothing planned about this.

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.

It is hard to find something where you can go off as much as I do in stand-up, but I think stand-up allows me that freedom where you can really go off and have a good time.

I've always been funny. I look back in the day, when I would take the mic from my dad in church and just start goin', at age six, the first time I did it. I think 14 was when I knew I wanted to do it and promote my own comedy shows at the church. Then, everyone would come.

I remember doing a lot of comedy. I always loved that feeling when you do something on stage and you can feel the vibe of the audience turn, and they start laughing. It's how you know something's not right, and how to fix it, or how to make the moment stronger or funnier.

I think comedy's just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.

When another comedian has a lousy show, I'm the first one to admit it.

Comedy is just complaining in an entertaining way, Enterplaining.

I was always sort of a ham as a kid, just always wanting to entertain and to get people to laugh.

When I used to watch vaudevillian impressionists, people like Rich Little or Frank Gorshin, I always felt like the voice was the only point. I didn't want to do that. I wanted to be of the Robin Williams or Jonathan Winters model, where observation and storytelling was important.

I still think funny, and people young and old still come and see me. That's flattering. The day comes that they stop coming, then I'll know that it's time to retire to the Jewish ranch.

I'm not a politician, I'm a comedian. I know my limitations.

People who do comedy really are the nastiest people on the planet.

I always wanted to give people the more exciting version of what I think a comedian should be - because I didn't grow up with comics, I grew up with rock 'n' roll. And when I saw a lot of comics, no matter how good they might have been material-wise, I would get a little bored with them after 10 minutes, only because I feel comedians don't really know performance.