82 Quotes by Joel McHale

I loved New Jersey. I thought it was the greatest place in the world because on Halloween kids could start trick or treating right after school. Isn’t that great?

One of my favorite things being on movies is that when you’re working, it’s the best thing that’s ever happened, and then in the downtime, you socialize and go to dinner.

It’s important to have the right agent – people that are working hard for you. But an actor needs to be in control of their career no matter how good the representation is.

It’s an awesome thing to be flung out onto the stage twice a weekend in front of 250 people, and you have to make it up as you go along.

I knew I wanted to be an actor. I just kept saying, “Until somebody tells me to stop, until I have to go get a real job, and until I’m practically homeless, I’m not gonna get one.”

Once you’ve been booked, people in Hollywood say, ‘Oh he must be good.’ All the while you’re the same actor.

My intention with The Soup was to hopefully follow in the footsteps of past hosts, like Greg Kinnear. The pedigree of that show was really good and if it could just get me into some of those audition rooms I’ve always wanted to get into that I could not get into, then I would be very happy.

I love the challenge of an entire year has gone by and how has that affected the character you’re playing.

I don’t think the NFL had the slightest intention of taking me, except as maybe a water boy.