118 Quotes by Christopher Guest

The movies have a way of seeping out there over time. We don’t put them in 2,000 theaters. It wouldn’t work that way.

I myself delve into very arcane things.

I went to Bard College for a year. And then, even though I didn't think I should give my blood to the theater, I did go to N.Y.U., which is where I met Michael McKean.

You know when you're young, you have this unbelievable stupidity and arrogance and ignorance all mixed in?

When I look back on what I've done, I think I'm drawn to obsession, perhaps.

I don't know anyone who's ever taken a bus. It's a mysterious form of transportation.

I talk to people of different ages, and a guy who's 38 who says, 'I could've played Major League Baseball, but I had this knee injury...' Yeah, probably not. It's a big thing with men and sports, where they think they could have touched that thing.

My daughter recommended Chris O'Dowd to me after seeing him in 'Bridesmaids,' so I watched that and his sitcom, 'The IT Crowd.' When I was over in London, we met up, and I knew immediately he was the right person.

If you didn't know who I was, if I was to walk out on the street without people knowing who I am, you'd think I'm an accountant or a lawyer.