Craig Robinson Quotes

When I do stand-up, I'm basically doing a one-man show.

I'm not really trying to be a stand-up comedian. I have a huge amount of respect for the guys who do it. That's their livelihood. That's their job. It's just something that I enjoy.

I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows.

I'm a singer and performer in a hybrid show that's standup, music and audience participation.

Steve Martin is one of my favorite performers, writers, artists of all time.

Stand-up is live, so I'm used to being live for most of my career. It's interesting.

Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'

I'm not an artist. I tell inappropriate stories and jokes and I try to make people laugh.

I'm a frustrated stand-up comic. If you hand me a microphone and I get one laugh, then I'll go on for 20 minutes.

A stand-up comedian will never be the life of a party. Instead, he will be the guy who is standing at a corner and observing people.

I've always been a performer. I love doing impressions of people and being the clown.

My main goal is to connect with the crowd. I leave room for improv. Whatever happens, happens. When I bring my band with me, it turns into the Craig Robinson comedy dance party.

I was named DC's funniest celebrity.

I've always been a cabaret-vaudeville artist - an hourlong cabaret and a floor show in a hotel - somebody like that. That's my main forte.

I did say to myself one day, 'I'd love to be a Jewish comedian,' but that's my only memory with any connection to show business.

Jay Z is one of the world's preeminent touring artists.

I'm a Katy Perry fan, and I took my kids to go see her, and it was a great show, and she really can sing, and she really can play.

I'm a multifaceted entertainer.

Every show with my Jazzmaster is like a new show.

I have a great band, with very talented players, and we give everything we have every night.

When I want to go be Chickenfoot, I go out and I'm the artist. It's all musical.

To this day, to this very day, except for television, I've never had a writer. Anything I've ever done on the stage, happened on the stage and I developed it from there. It started doing impressions and jokes - which I did very poorly. To this day I can't tell a joke. That sounds nuts, but it's true. I exaggerate it and it becomes a joke. Everything I've ever done I've done out on the stage and it became a performance over many many years.

I have always really liked Tom Jones and I can't wait to see him in action. One thing is for sure, I would rather be singing for a living than getting punched on the head.

I would have found something because I love to entertain people. I had the option to take the rest of the year off. But I said the songs on my last solo album, '24 Karat Gold,' mean so much to me. I need to get out there and sing them.

You would never do stand-up without an audience. I mean, no one would even consider it. It's like they're the instrument you're playing.