“Communism didn't work because people weren't ready for it, it was corrupt, and because it squelched individualism.” Quote by Tom Shadyac
“I don't have any interest in changing a system, because the system will simply get bucked back by people who haven't changed.” PeopleInterestHavensChanged Author:Tom Shadyac
“You don't want to just do a joke because it works - we can make a lot of jokes work - you want to do a joke because it will hopefully build into an argument.” WantJokesArgumentHopefully Author:Stephen Colbert
“I can really find something interesting about almost anyone I talk to.” I CanInterestingSomething Interesting Author:Stephen Colbert
“I'm not a standup. I didn't start off as a writer, I learned to write through improvisation, and so that's the part of the show that can most surprise me. The written part of the show, I know I can get wrong. You can't really get the interview "wrong."” KnowsWritingI CanShowsWrittenSurpriseInterviewsImprovisationSurprise Me Author:Stephen Colbert
“For me, improvisation is about working with a partner. That is much easier to do in the interview, because you have a sounding board.” EasierPartnersBoardsInterviewsImprovisation Author:Stephen Colbert
“Once I'm performing the show, I think that hour show has a certain intimacy with our audience. And that intimacy is through the lens and the live audience is a witness to that, whereas the audience at home is actually the object of my efforts.” ThinkingShowsHomeCertainHoursEffortAudienceObjectsWitnessIntimacyPerformingLenses Author:Stephen Colbert
“Writing and producing the show is an intellectual process. Performing the show is far more athletic and intuitive, because you don't get to do it twice. It helps if you've done whatever the old saw is, 10,000 hours of it. Because I've done 10,000 hours of comedy, I have this database in my mind of what works and what doesn't work.” IfsWritingMindDoneHelpingShowsProcessHoursSawsComedyIntellectualPerformingIntuitiveAthleticDatabases Author:Stephen Colbert
“You can't swallow and think about your tongue. If you think about your tongue, you've got a giant piece of meat in your mouth and that's a terrible feeling.” IfsThinkingFeelingsPiecesTerribleMouthsTongueMeatGiants Author:Stephen Colbert
“I don't watch daytime television, I have a job, I work and, you know, I think daytime television is really for women.” ThinkingKnowsJobsWatchesTelevisionDaytime Author:Ice T
“I'm pretty open book, I'm also the kind of person that will say, 'That's none of your business,' too.” KindPersonsBookOpen BookNone Of Your Business Author:Ice T