Jon Richardson Quotes

I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.

A lot of my comedy is to do with being angry, then finding a way to channel that.

I think I cry when I'm angry. I let it go that way.

I tried to walk away from standup, but it's been my therapy - my way of expressing anger, disappointments, and fears and celebrating my hopes. It helps to regulate my thought process.

I love smashing stuff.

I love punching the ceiling with my fists when I'm lost or I can't find a parking space.

I always had a tremendous amount of rage about the business, and I thought turning that into comedy was healthy.

Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but more enjoyable.

Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.

I know sometimes my Twitter feed is intense, but I take it as a friendly void to scream into. I don't have another way to be.

I had enough therapy to know when I broke it down, it became clearer to me: Yes, comedy was kind of a cleansing thing for me to do.

There is ways and means to vent, and sometimes they can be the wrong ways.

A lot of people are upset when you work out your anger issues, but there's a big industry for music which is furious and angry because, in my opinion, the world is looking for a justification to feel the same way.

Bad temper is its own safety valve. He who can bark does not bite.

When you feel the need to moan and groan, laugh with woeful recognition and eat flaky pastries. If you hear yourself taking the art of complaining a little too seriously, ask yourself what you're trying to accomplish, exactly.

If I have a rough day, and I'm angry, I'll just go into Kirk Douglas and throw over a table. And when I need to lift my spirits, Kermit can always do the trick.

I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.

I've learned that football sometimes was an outlet. It was a way for me to release anger, release frustration.

Yeah, to me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration.

I went through a period where I just wanted to punch everybody. Since then, I've had a lot of therapy and I've figured a lot of things out.

I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.

I've always been one of those people that, if I am angry, I just hold it in. And I always kind of, like, wrote it in a song and put it aside for myself because it helps me get it out. It's almost like exercising; it's almost like that for me.

I'm free from holding personal anger because I can express what I want through my music.

Writing has never been like therapy for me, but blogging comes a little closer - I can smack-talk freely and frequently, and this is good for me.