Jake Epstein Quotes

For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form.

When I hear something that comes from me that makes me fall down off my chair, it's not often.

I auditioned for a play in fifth grade, and that's when I knew that I wanted to be a singer and performer.

I relished the opportunity to be on Broadway... It's the holy grail for people like me.

It's funny because 'The Book of Mormon' is 'The Book of Mormon' now. When I was doing it at the very beginning, and I was a part of it for four years and always believed in it, I never really knew if it was going to be more than a convention for 'South Park' fans.

'We Will Rock You' is one of my favorite shows. I first saw it when I was a student at the Royal Academy and loved it.

Seth Meyers and I wrote a 'Spider-Man' comic.

I do like to shock and surprise people. When it's all in good fun, of course.

Everyone in the world knows 'Spider-Man.' And to be accepted into such a large franchise was overwhelming.

I used to watch the Broadway 'Les Miz' and study it.

Spider-Man has always been a huge part of my life. I love the movies. I love the comics. And I always just wanted to be Spider-Man.

The essence of comedy, drama, and horror is surprise. I have an uncanny ability to surprise people because they look at my face, and they don't know where I'm going.

I started off in a high school musical.

The only reason to do a 'SpongeBob' on Broadway is if it's gonna bring something new to the brand, something new to 'SpongeBob,' and also something innovative to theater and to Broadway.

If you spend 90 seconds with Ryan Reynolds, you know he's Deadpool. There is no one else on the planet that has any business being that character, ever.

Musicals weren't on my radar.

I think it would be super, hella cool to hop into a cab & hear my song on the radio - like, 'Yeah!' - and also be like, 'Who is this Griz guy? He's horrible.' That'd be really cool.

My first big show in Denver was 'Ruthless! The Musical.' I played Tina Denmark at the Theatre on Broadway. It was my big break!

I was lucky enough to make my Broadway debut in 'Big River.'

I couldn't believe it. It was unbelievable, that's why. My face was like a frozen fish finger. All rigid and pale. (But obviously not with breadcrumbs on it.)

Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?

I would love to do Broadway. I dont think theres anything more amazing than theater. OK, Supergirl is number one. Maybe I could be Supergirl on Broadway That would be perfect.

The essence of humor is that it should be unexpected, that it should embody an element of surprise, that it should startle us out of that reasonable gravity which, after all, must be our habitual frame of mind.

OMG, Kevin Nash, WTF, thought he was dead, LOL.

I never thought that Spider-Man would become the world wide icon that he is. I just hoped the books would sell and I'd keep my job.