16 Quotes by Chris Elliott

I missed the boat when I was doing Late Night.

Probably the most fun I’ve ever had, actually, acting. Because it was the perfect extension of the stuff that I’d started to do on Late Night With David Letterman, and when I look back on all my work, it was probably the best possible incarnation of Chris Elliott, of me.

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn’t going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

That’s what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who’s looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now?

I don’t get offered many dramatic roles. As soon as my face pops up in a movie, everyone knows I’m the funny guy.

But I don’t think I was ever destined to be a big star.

I’m not a competitive person.