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" I had one girl send me an e-mail saying she wants to go out with me, but it's like a two-pronged deal because she wants to blog the date. And I'm like, No! I don't want to be on a reality show. "

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" I think some people's comedy IQ's aren't as high as other people's, so they don't really know what's going on. Or they think they know what's going on, but they don't really. "

Judah Friedlander

Think

Going

High

" I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for '30 Rock'. Some people think we're old friends from 'Second City' days. I had always been a fan of Tina's. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom. "

" I'd like to work with John Waters. I grew up in Maryland, so I'm a huge Waters fan. "

Judah Friedlander

Work

Huge

" Show business always tries to stereotype you, so that is something you have to fight against no matter who you are. A lot of actors who are of a minority background complain that they only get stereotyped roles, and they are 100 percent correct. However, it's also true that, no matter who you are, you get typecast as well. "

" When I'm not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I'm usually doing stand-up shows every night - usually a few shows a night at different clubs in the city. "

" I'm not one of those kind of people who does the observational 'Hey, don't you hate it when you're at the grocery store and the line's long and the cash register starts taking too long.' I don't really do that kind of stuff. I'm heavy on persona, and I do a lot of interacting with the audience. "

" My act's not heavy on pop culture or stories, just lots of jokes. "

" Tina Fey is really cool. She's so mellow and laid back. "

" I do uphill skiing; I don't do downhill skiing. I think that's for nerd amateurs. "

" It wasn't like I just woke up and said, 'Here's my gimmick; I'll wear a hat and put something weird on it.' "

Judah Friedlander

Hat

Here

" I actually went to film school, but I didn't like it. I'm basically self-taught. "

Judah Friedlander

Self-Taught

School

" Math and reading are my only weaknesses - other than that, I'm perfect. "

" I never wanted to be famous. "

" Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I'm serious. "

" I'm a massive Steven Seagal fan. I know his movies are horrible, but I've watched all of them over and over again. I'd want to do a movie with him and Van Damme. "

" No, don't learn at karate schools. They overcharge you for karate uniforms. They make you pay, like, fifty or seventy-five bucks just for a karate uniform, and you don't wear a uniform in everyday life, so why train in one? Most fights take place outdoors, not inside with perfect lighting and mats. "

" If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you are confident you are funny. "

" I get hecklers all the time! "

Judah Friedlander

Get

Time

" Soccer and ping-pong are my two favorite sports to play. "

" I never got into things to be famous. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's annoying. "

" I started doing my own animated movies when I was in ninth grade; that's when I got the filmmaking bug. When I was about 16, I started writing jokes for doing stand up, and then I was 19 and started doing stand up. "

" Let's say there was a fat guy heckling me. I would rip him to shreds, but I would never go for the obvious, never talk about how he's fat or anything. "

Judah Friedlander

Him

Talk

" Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up, often several shows in a night. "

Judah Friedlander

Want

Comedy

" I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. But I'm into doing comedy in all mediums, platforms and situations. "

" There's a lot of thought that goes into every single thing I wear. "

" I don't consider lacrosse a sport. To me that's just a frat activity that got out of hand. "

Judah Friedlander

Activity

Hand

" Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most. "

Judah Friedlander

Home

Doing

" I like hanging out at non-showbizzy places. "

" You can literally walk into my apartment and sit on a hat; you can step on a hat; you can probably open up the refrigerator and find a hat tucked under some rotten food. I have a lot of hats. "

" I became a wrestling fan in college. So, I was more of a wrestling fan as an adult than when I was a little kid. "

Judah Friedlander

Wrestling

Fan