Adam DeVine Quotes

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.

'Proud Mary' was the best song for me to perform because it was so much fun.

The thing that makes you a good 'Caraoke Showdown' singer is you gotta have some knowledge of these songs. You gotta be ready to attack. You gotta shut your brain off and just go.

I think that's what makes a great show: when the performers onstage aren't putting on a show, they're legitimately just having a freaking awesome time.

It's really fun to be on stage in front of people.

I kick butt on karaoke with any Journey song!

If you want to call me a Karaoke King, I'll take it.

What I always expect to deliver to my audience is a very entertaining evening of singing and playing.

I love karaoke and totally hog the mic when I go out and do it with my friends.

I figured, 'Why not go into entertainment?' I love entertaining people. I always loved being extra loud.

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

In my stand up, I think I try to be less energetic because I feel embarrassed about how much enthusiasm I have. There's something about acting like I don't care, or if I act like I haven't spent enough time on it, it seems to go better. If I act like I'm really trying to sell it, it doesn't go as well.

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit.

The reason that you dance and sing is to make the audience feel like they're dancing and singing. As long as you're having fun with it and giving it 100 percent, they're gonna feel that.

I say what's on my mind and have a good time. I try to give people a show. It's all about giving people a good time once you get out under those lights.

If you don't own the stage, you shouldn't be in rock n' roll.

I'm scared of karaoke. I think if I did have a go to karaoke song, it would be 'Whatta Man' by Salt-n-Pepa.

My chutzpah was me singing to Mario Lanza. So Mario looked at me after I talk-sang 'Be My Love' for the first time; he took the lyric out of my hand as contemptuously as you can take a lyric out of someone's hand, and he sang 'Be My Love' back at me.

I love performing.

I love my lecture tours. I get up onstage. I have my stack of books and a glass of water and a microphone. No podium, no distance between me and the audience, and I just talk to people and get all excited and tell a lot of jokes, and sing some songs, and read from my work and remind people how powerful they are and how beautiful they are.

People like the shows I do. I want to be real, to have fun, even when I dance on stage... it's a buzz.

I love to entertain an audience.

Acting on stage is still my favorite thing to do. And everyone who's been in musicals knows that there is nothing more fun.

'Saturday Night Live' is a very particular beast. What it celebrates are individuals who can stand out. I did good work there, but going onstage and saying, 'Hey! Hey! Look at me! Aren't I funny?' - that just wasn't my instinct.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.