“Privacy is big for me. To do interviews even, I have a very love/hate with it.” Quote by Zach Galifianakis
“Reciting lines is hard; making stuff up is much, much easier.” HardStuffLinesEasierReciting Author:Zach Galifianakis
“There was a long time where I was an "artist" in quotes, who had no money. But I guess back then I also never had a girlfriend.” LongArtistLong TimeGirlfriendNo Money Author:Zach Galifianakis
“When a role seems fun it's easy to play. It kind of comes organically.” KindPlaySeemsFunEasyRoles Author:Zach Galifianakis
“As a comic, it's anti-comedy to be known. I think a lot of comedic actors get lost in this world of Hollywood and all this stuff. They lose what brought them there in the first place. I'm very trepidatious about it.” ThinkingWorldFirstsActorsLostStuffLosesKnownComedyThis WorldHollywoodComicComedic Author:Zach Galifianakis
“I get burned out on standup. But I like acting. I do like it. But sometimes you just feel like a monkey. You just feel like a complete tool. But I like it. I do like it. Stand-up is just more free. A lot more freedom because you just do what you want to do.” WantFeelsSometimesActingToolsWhat You WantBurnedMonkeysBurned Out Author:Zach Galifianakis
“I think comedy does have that powerful thing that doesn't seem too preachy because you're also making people laugh, so it's really kind of a good tool for messaging.” PeopleThinkingKindDoeSeemsPowerfulLaughingComedyToolsMaking People Laugh Author:Zach Galifianakis
“I wish I could sit back and say, 'Oh, I'm gonna wait for a Merchant-Ivory film to come my way. Or Ivory-Merchant. Whatever it's called. But you just take what's given and then, hopefully, down the road you can be more choosy and only do, say, Wayans brothers movies. That's my goal: to be more Merchant-Ivory-Wayans.” WayFilmGivenWishWaitingGoalBrotherHopefullyMy WayMerchantsDown The RoadIvoryChoosy Author:Zach Galifianakis
“People get TV deals by doing something in their grandmother's basement. It is definitely the wave. Everybody is trying to do all that stuff. I mean, the Internet is the only reason that I've gotten work is because I've somehow created a line and people have seen it. And then I've been asked to auditions.” PeopleTryingMeanReasonStuffLinesDealsTvsInternetWaveGrandmotherAuditionsBasements Author:Zach Galifianakis
“That's one of the great things about comedy: we can - and should - say the things that other people aren't supposed to say. If we didn't do that, if we didn't push against those limits, we'd just be standing around onstage and yelling.” PeopleIfsShouldComedyLimitsStandingGreat ThingsYelling Author:Zach Galifianakis
“The congressmen and senators used to go have a drink in D.C. They would disagree all day long, but they would find that time to sit down and learn about each other personally. I think that's totally wiped out; I don't think it really exists anymore.” ThinkingLongUsedDrinkDown AndDisagreeSenatorsCongressman Author:Zach Galifianakis