“I did a lot of theater in school. I thought maybe I wanted to go to law school or be a judge or a politician. And then I just kind of got smitten by the process of rehearsal and working with other actors and those kinds of challenges. And then comedy.” KindWantedSchoolLawActorsProcessChallengesComedyJudgingPoliticianTheaterRehearsalLaw SchoolSmittenWorking With Others Author:Rashida Jones
“I am not a politician going around bragging about family values or putting myself on some ridiculous virtuous pedestal. I write comedy. And I am an actor. I am not going to solve the nation's problems. I don't actually spend my life in the way the tabloids like to think I do. I actually spend 95 percent of it writing comedy. Sober. Well, nearly sober anyway.” ThinkingWayWritingWellsProblemValuesActorsNationsComedyPoliticianPercentSolveRidiculousVirtuousSoberBraggingTabloidsPedestalAbout FamilyFamily ValuesWriting Comedy Author:Steve Coogan
“Stand-up comedy and comedy in general is the ultimate form of free speech, because you get to poke holes in all the pretentious bubbles politicians and pundits and popes and pretenders try to float over our heads.” TryingFormComedyPoliticianSpeechUltimateHolesBubblesFree SpeechPopeFloatsPretentiousPokeStand Up ComedyPunditsPretender Book:Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid Source: Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid