Patton Oswalt Quotes

We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show. Most of the ad- libbing happened during the week on the show.

I'm not an improv guy.

I still love to walk on stage and make people laugh, and I work very, very hard at it, and I take it seriously.

Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

I like doing stand-up and I love putting out TV specials.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.

To tell you the truth, I always wanted to be a sketch comedian and a comedy actor.

In Manhattan, I often do two or three or more shows a night, so I'm always working on new material.

I'm an actor first and foremost, who happens to do improv. I've also done sitcoms, I've done stage.

Every time I could possibly be doing stand up, I am.

When I was younger I always thought, 'If I were ever a comedian I'd make it like a rock concert.' I wanted to generate that type of enthusiasm and excitement.

I love being on stage if I'm not on a set. If I'm at home, I'm usually in my office editing or reconstructing my website or whatever it may be. I just love putting creativity into a performance, so if the right script comes along, and I certainly am reading comedies and dramas now, then I'm ready willing and able to give it a shot.

On the last day of our five-day work week, we did two performances and we had an audience. It was similar to theatre; we went from beginning to end, and it was very pleasing.

I really don't work a whole lot as far as touring, but I do stand-up every night of my life, no matter where I am. It's really made the touring a lot less grueling.

Playing live if the thing I love doing best.

A big part of my love and passion for making music is playing it live.

I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.

Oh, I love stand-up.

Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.

I come from a much freer kind of performance thing, where I rely on my own improv and my own sense of humor.

As a stand-up, as a storyteller, as an improviser, I've done thousands of shows. They allow me to work out new material that might turn into something later. They let me keep my muscles sharp for when the rent-paying gigs do come along. They keep me sane.

Going on stage is a performance, it's an act; you're playing a version of yourself. I don't give it a lot of thought. I clock on, I tell jokes, I clock off again.

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