Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I never really planned on doing a television series. "

Judah Friedlander

Related Quotes:

" In Manhattan, I often do two or three or more shows a night, so I'm always working on new material. "

Judah Friedlander

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

Judah Friedlander

" 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. "

Judah Friedlander

" 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

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

Judah Friedlander

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

Judah Friedlander

" I'm an extra dark black belt in ping pong. "

Judah Friedlander

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

Judah Friedlander

" I've been doing stand-up since '89. "

Judah Friedlander

" I think I've proven with my career that I can play a wide variety of characters. Yet, I still get typecast as the crazy slob guy. That's how it always works. "

Judah Friedlander

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

Judah Friedlander

" 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. "

Judah Friedlander

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

Judah Friedlander

" 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. "

Judah Friedlander

" I get hecklers all the time! "

Judah Friedlander

" My shirt and my hat always say 'World Champion' in some language. English, Spanish, Chinese, 'Star Wars' language, which is also known as Aurebesh, mermaid language. "

Judah Friedlander

" You jump on a bike and start peddling. You fall down and you get up again. I've always been a 'learn by doing' kind of guy. "

Judah Friedlander

" 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

" I sort of have to self-censor sometimes. "

Judah Friedlander

" 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. "

Judah Friedlander

" 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. "

Judah Friedlander

" 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

" 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. "

Judah Friedlander

" I watch a movie or a T.V. show or whatever; if it's good, I like to watch it more than once, and it's always fun to catch something you didn't see initially. "

Judah Friedlander

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

Judah Friedlander

" I'm actually banned from the Himalayas, because I'm too good at yoga. "

Judah Friedlander

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

Judah Friedlander

" 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. "

Judah Friedlander

" Valentine's Day is definitely one of those days where it's either awesome or it's a downer. "

Judah Friedlander

Valentine's Day

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

Judah Friedlander