70 Quotes by Brett Gelman

One of the things I was taught was how you deal with language. It's important, very important in comedy.

Talking is not action. Don't just look at what you say. Look at how you socialize.

I love Brody Stevens. He's one of my favorite stand-ups.

I love 'Seinfeld.' That was not alternative. You can't get more in mainstream than that.

I have Janicza solely to thank for my growth as an actor because she saw in me something that other people just weren't seeing, and she knew that I could go beyond the normal, funny 'make-em-ups' that I was doing on an improv stage.

As someone who is on the more liberal side of things, I personally think this side needs to be a little less open. I know that's part of what it means to be on the more liberal side of things, but that trait can no longer really be a part of our makeup. The simple reason for this is that the opposing side uses our openness to their full advantage.

I've always been an actor. I've always approached all my comedy as an actor.

What a great way to make some money is just fine somebody $300 if their phone rings in the theatre. That'll make them remember to turn it off.

We spend so much of our lives doing math problems on how to feel good. It's such a waste of time. You're going to feel how you feel. It's hard to just set up a way that you're going to live your life that is going to be just endlessly happy and healthy. That's impossible.