5 Quotes by J. B. Smoove about moving

  • Author J. B. Smoove
  • Quote

    I'll drive down the street, and I'll practice improv. I will sit there at a red light and see two guys talking to each other, and I will just start playing both characters. I can't hear them, but I can see their mouths moving, so I'll just put words in their mouths.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author J. B. Smoove
  • Quote

    To be a true comic, you have to have a signature move. You ever watch wrestling? And your favorite wrestler has the one move that he always does to finish his opponent off, right? Like when he climbs on the rope, and he always jumps off the top rope and finishes off his opponent - that's what a comic has.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author J. B. Smoove
  • Quote

    As far as standup, everybody has a vehicle they are driving. If what you do works, it's like playing golf. If you can master that one swing over and over again, you will be successful. That's what standup is. You have to have a central move and it has to be yours. You have to own your comedy, own what you do.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author J. B. Smoove
  • Quote

    I admire Russell Simmons. He is a successful dude that has done a little bit of everything. He keeps it moving, and he's still doing things. Larry David is also amazing. He is honest and blunt. A creative genius.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author J. B. Smoove
  • Quote

    For me, standup will always be some part of my life, and other things will move around and find their place.

  • Tags
  • Share