Chris Gethard Quotes

I see myself as a comic but the acting helps sell tickets for gigs.

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.

Being able to improvise is the basis for creating all characters and situations, for everything to do with performing, really. And it's good therapy as well.

As far back as I can remember though, I always loved performing.

I like performing. I like partnering with an audience.

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

I took an acting class. After the first day, the teacher quit, so they said take another. When I saw 'How to be a Stand-up Comedian,' it resonated. I realized I'd rather make 200 people laugh than make one person cry.

I love performing.

That's what I've wanted to do my whole life, just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always used to make up dance routines, do little plays. I love to perform, basically.

Just performing is where I'm happiest, and gets me rid of my troubles and worries.

I never thought I'd do comedy, ever, in a million years. I always thought comedy was just for fun - to me, the real stuff was the real dramatic stuff. Now I know it's all valuable. There's a real excitement, a good feeling when you can make people laugh.

Ever since I was a little kid, whenever my parents would have company over, I would put on shows, whether they would be magic shows, singing shows, dancing shows, little skits.

Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most.

I really like to act, and I really like to perform. I enjoy producing as well.

Ever since I was 2 or 3, I loved to perform for people. I would walk up to another table in a restaurant and crack a joke, sing a song, do a dance, or something entertaining, and the 'audience' would almost always smile and laugh.

I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and working, and just being in productions with people.

All theater is unpredictable. That's the definition of theater.

My first love is definitely performing, but I just love storytelling, and that's another aspect of it.

I was drawn to performing and to storytelling.

I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it.

Theater is about life, not about television or movies.

I just love performing.

I used to do comedy during my theatre days, and I was good at that.

I like the part where you walk up on the stage and you're up there for the show. I like that part.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.