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J. B. Smoove, born on December 16, 1965, is an American actor known for his exceptional performances in both film and television, particularly in the comedy genre. He has gained recognition for his roles in popular shows such as 'Parks and Recreation' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'. Smoove's comedic style is highly appreciated by audiences.

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“Sometimes you got to put somebody in their place, let them know that you mean business and you're a grown ass man.”

Knows Men Mean Sometimes Ass

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“You have to fail, man, but you cannot allow failure to stop you from doing what you must do. Failing is just as good as succeeding in a lot of ways. It's how you react to it all. You can react to success the wrong way and be a total failure. Or you can react to losing with your whole heart, learn from it, and be a huge success. In stand-up, I've learned to know when I'm burning it up or when I'm being so-so. That's experience. I learn every single time I'm on a stage.”

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“Keep it real by being straight forward. Don't pull no punches on people. It's better to tell somebody than just lollygag around, letting them think they're living their life the right way. Because some people don't know what the hell they're doing, they don't know if they're living the right way or making the right decisions. Some people don't know that.”

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“Curb Your Enthusiasm set me up so perfectly. That was one of my favorite shows before I got on it. That started a whole different level of a story for me. I didn't know how to process it until after I got on the show and realized what the purpose of it was.”

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“My wife and I have been together for 11 years, and seven of those married. We got married on 07/07/07. We support each other 150 percent. We have fun. We are a modern-day Sonny & Cher. I don't sing. My wife sings. We're so different, but so alike. We got that ying and yang thing going on. You see it, but you don't know how it works.”

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“There's book smart, there is street smart, there's relationship smart, there's too many different kinds of smarts to know all of them. Everybody doesn't know every kind of smart. There's money smart, there's movie smart, there's computer smart. There's just too many different kinds of smarts for people to know all the smarts.”

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“Mel Gibson is losing it. I don't know how people still supporting this dude's movies like it's all good. That dude is nuts. All you gotta do is shut him down and don't support any of his movies.”

People Knows Stills Support Know How Losing Down And Nuts

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“I would only take a role that I know I'm comfortable in and I can do. I've turned down plenty of things because I'd feel it's not me, and I wouldn't want to come on someone's project and flip that.”

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“I’m trying to be the Jay-Z of comedy one day. I don’t know if there’s any comedy moguls out there, but I would love to be the first comedy mogul.”

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“You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so amazing to me.”

Knows Character Shows Stuff Variety Classic Stuff I Like Andy Griffith Show

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“True Yankees fans know an up-and-coming player when they see one.”

Knows Player Fans Yankees

Author:J. B. Smoove

“You know how you put peanut butter on a piece of bread and the bread falls - it never falls on the bread side down, it always falls peanut butter side down. That's because of gravity.”

Knows Fall Sides Know How Pieces Bread Gravity Peanuts Peanut Butter

Author:J. B. Smoove

About the Author

Born: December 16, 1965
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 111

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