John Darnielle Quotes

Each cast member brings their own vibe and antics to the set. You're constantly surrounded by fun loving people who can make you laugh in their own way.

I'll always come back to comedy. Doing drama can feel satisfying, but day to day, it's just not as fun as laughing.

I'd love to try comedy, which I've never actually done. I could fail miserably at it, but I'd have fun working it out.

You've got something really angsty for me to play? Bring it on. Most of the time, I'm goofing around and doing impressions of people, so that's nice.

I don't take karaoke seriously at all. I'm not the type of person who will go and belt out Whitney Houston.

I am obsessed with improv.

Comedy is great because there's no overhead.

Because I do mostly comedy, I'm usually working with friends, and it's usually a ball.

I guess I'm attracted to things that are fun. I guess what is fun about this role in 'Suburgatory' is that there's a lot of room to play around.

I want to have fun. I'm not interested in being a serious actor, because I think it's boring, and I think we've got plenty of them.

The best script in the world doesn't work perfectly when you actually act it out. That's a law. That's a given. So you have to play with everything. And the more fun you have with it, the better the finished product.

It's really fun when a scene doesn't work.

Doing a lot of drama earlier in my career and now exploring comedy has been a treat for me, and I've had an absolute blast, and I hope to continue.

I loved the idea of playing this naughty old bag, offering her own explanation. It's my idea of heaven.

I actually love doing comedy!

I've always loved doing comedy.

It's great fun to play with a really good band.

I think working for the audience, for me, is the most fun. It's really a chance for something to work towards. It's where everything kind of comes together, and you have to make it work. You have all these people who are sitting there, wanting to have a good time and wanting to laugh. You really have no choice but to pull it out.

It would be a lot of fun to play some comedy.

I really want to do comedy.

I do try to entertain.

It never felt like we were making a 'Star Wars' movie. It didn't feel like it was serious. It just felt like we were allowed to be creative and kind of goof off.

I find comedy fun, and I really enjoy doing music.

One night in a club in Boston, I tried the name Roger Duck. No laughs. The next night, I tried Orson Bean, putting together a pompous first name and a silly second name. I got laughs, so I decided to keep it.

Monologues are fun.