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" I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale! "

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" I was under the assumption that the first job you get out of college is the job you have for the rest of your life. That's how my parents were; my parents have been teachers for as long as I've known 'em. I was worried that I'd gotten into something that I was going to hate. "

Jack McBrayer

Parents

Rest

College

" I'm still walking around New York like a tourist staring up at all the skyscrapers. I wave at people, I shake hands, I help ladies with strollers. "

" When I was a kid, I had an Atari 2600, and I would play Pac Man, Frogger, all that kind of stuff. And I did enjoy going to the arcade. "

" What all my years in improvisation taught is that - if you're going to grow as a performer - you have to try some new things. You've got to be willing to take a few risks. "

" I'm an easy date. I meant cheap date, cheap date! "

" I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there. "

Jack McBrayer

World

Winter

" My degree was in theater administration. So I can sell the hell out of a ticket at the box office. "

" Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it. "

" I did plays in high school, and I usually got cast in the comic role, which I really enjoyed. "

" For one thing, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being nice. There is nothing uncool about it; there's nothing wrong with being kind. "

" For me, if I'm just killing time, I play solitaire. I'm also guilty of playing Snood. I like games where I can shoot balls and match colors. "

Jack McBrayer

Time

Play

" In cartoons and in improv, anything can happen. You can be any character you want. The rules of real life don't always apply. "

" One cool thing is because Mom and Dad aren't into the Hollywood scene, they don't read 'US Weekly' or anything like that. They give me space. They don't care. They just want all of their children to be doing something that they love to do and be able to pay their insurance. "

" The first job I ever had was at a pool-liner-manufacturing plant. Minimum wage was $4.25, and that's what I was making. It was this huge, hot, un-air-conditioned factory staffed with all women and me. This is in Georgia, during the summertime, so it was pretty ridiculous. "

" I'm one of those people who really liked high school. I know that might not be a popular thing to say, but it was fun, and I enjoyed my friends. "

" You know what would be a fun game? If Pac-Man was on a beach, and he was chomping coconuts. You could see how tan you could get your Pac-Man. "

" You have to understand that I'm not just some guy who voices characters in animated movie and TV shows. "

" I love Niecy Nash. I would take a vacation with the lady. She is just delightful. "

" I was studying theater management, business stuff. About that time, I realized I really didn't like that, and it threw me into a panic attack a little bit. I was under the assumption that the first job you get out of college is the job you have for the rest of your life. "

Jack McBrayer

Life

Job

" When I was working at Teleflora, I got booked to do 'Talladega Nights,' so I went and did that. That was really my first big break ev-er. I made as much from my per diem during the three-month shoot as I did for the entire previous year. "

" I never would have guessed that I would get a job for the way I sound. I would get notes about how I should lose my accent, and part of me thinks, 'How dare you! This is who I am! Millions of people want to sound like me!' But it's sensitive, and I have tried to change it, with little to no success. "

" In college, I didn't perform so much, but when I graduated is when I discovered Second City. Then I realized, 'Oh, there are people who can focus on comedy and especially improvisational comedy and make a career out of it.' "

" I do love my work, but Daddy likes a little break, too. "

" Old habits die hard. I don't like spending money willy-nilly. "