Zac Posen Quotes

I want to get back and figure out how we're going to make 'The Tonight Show' funny and good.

I became a dancer in self-defense. I was doing a comedy monologue and didn't know how else to get off, so I danced off. I've been dancing ever since, but I'm still a comedian.

If you were to come to the set of Alias, you'd know how silly we all are. And I mean, silly.

I love 'Last Call.' It took me a little bit to figure out that I wasn't going to be that guy in a suit telling monologue jokes.

Something that's good in the mini-culture of 'Happy Endings' is that the goal is to try and make each other laugh. There is a pretty high bar, and you want to make the writers laugh, and you want to elevate what's already great material - and also, we're like, 'Who is even watching this? Let's just go for it.'

'Portlandia' is 100 percent improvised, and I came into this business not knowing anything.

The skill of a good actor is to make it always seem like you're in that fantastically spontaneous moment. Very often, a stand-up comedian has a different instinct, which is to reinvent. Once you've laid down some material, and made them laugh, you move on and find some new material.

I think Ferguson is underrated. I think it's an amazing show. They all have something different to offer, but I think Craig Ferguson has one of the most interesting monologues in late-night because he basically does stand-up.

I'm a comedian. You have to understand that my brain doesn't work like a politician's brain.

Comedy just comes naturally, so I've always gravitated to comedy.

My background is in dance, but as soon as I found acting and realized that I could entertain people, not just with my body but with what comes out of my mouth, I was into that.

In comedy you are allowed to be weird - and even applauded for it.

I think comedy is something I enjoy, so it comes effortlessly.

I'm a huge fan of comedy. I write material whenever I can.

The people running Silicon Valley are not making the show because they want to do a satire of Silicon Valley. They are just comedy writers, and they want to make a funny show.

I come from standup and improv.

I've just watched the whole series of 'Flight of the Conchords'. I absolutely love it - the humour, the actors, everything about it.

We don't worry about continuity because when we're doing so many improvs, it's better to get the laugh. It's better to get the great lines even if they're in the wrong part of the room.

Comedy can be a lot more fun if you try something unique.

I'm just someone who likes making lots of things up and trying to be funny. That's about it.

We weren't rich by any means, but we had each other, so we were rich in family. When you don't have a lot, it just fuels that creativity. So it manifested in us doing characters of people in the neighborhood or doing impersonations of Mom and Dad. The comedy bug, it takes over.

I'm dying for people to let me be funny!

Jill Soloway is a friend of mine. She does 'Transparent,' and she's amazingly funny and brilliant and bright. And I love her show.

Comedy always benefits from different points of view and even tension. It can never be satisfied.

When doing comedy, I do what makes me laugh. The first person I learned from said I should talk about things I am passionate about - that I love or hate - because the audience likes to see passion. The stuff I rant and rave about stems from a place that really pisses me off.