Pete Davidson Professions : Actor Born : November 16, 1993 Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Pete Davidson I'm not making fun of it because I want to make fun of it. I'm making fun of it so I feel better. I don't want people to think any time there's a tragedy that I'm going to make a joke about it. It's only funny to me because it's personal to me. And that was always the goal. It wasn't to be this insult person. Pete Davidson feel-better fun thinking I have to do stand-up. I have to do something comedy-involved every day or else I will lose my mind. I already am, but I would go more nuts. Pete Davidson mind I just really want to do stand-up and act in stuff that I like. And do stuff that makes me really happy. Pete Davidson really-happy I don't want idiots in my audience. So if me coming forward with what my beliefs are is what you need to hear to not be a fan anymore, that's great. That means next time I show up in whatever said city, your dumb ass won't be there. Pete Davidson dumb belief mean It's not good to be lit all the time and have no clear-headed thoughts. Pete Davidson lit I don't like going out. I'm more of a watch TV, hang out, Netflix kind of guy. I don't like leaving; I don't like talking to people. It gives me anxiety. Pete Davidson me anxiety talking people Things that I feel really sad about, I talk about. That way, if it's funny, it doesn't hurt anymore. Pete Davidson feel sad hurt funny 'SNL' has changed my career because it gave it a platform to be seen. And I really feel like the Weekend Update desk is where I am given the opportunity to shine on that show. Pete Davidson shine i-am feel opportunity I'm not the first person to say this, but communication at 'SNL' - I don't want to say it's not good, but unless you ask questions, you will not know what's going on. Pete Davidson good know you communication I started doing stand-up when I was 16, my junior year in high school. My two friends and I would sit at home watching stand-up. They kept saying I should try it, and so I did. Pete Davidson friends high-school home school I'm the most awkward person in the world, but onstage, I'm completely fine. I could run around in a thong and not care. Pete Davidson person run care world My jokes have definitely changed. 'SNL' has helped with that, because when you're on 'SNL,' you have to kind of pay attention to the news. I feel like my material has gotten smarter now. Pete Davidson feel you news attention There are people for everybody, and luckily, I found mine. Pete Davidson mine everybody found people I get nervous all the time. The only time I'm not nervous is onstage, which is weird. Pete Davidson weird only nervous time There have been a couple of times when kids that weren't nice to me in high school are like, 'Hey, man!' And I'm just like, 'Yeah. Thank you very much.' Pete Davidson me you man thank-you You can't say whatever you want on network television. Pete Davidson say you want television I always wanted my stand-up to feel like not just a show, but like you're hanging out with someone for an hour. I like to just talk. Pete Davidson feel someone you always I don't let a lot of people know about my dad dying on 9/11. It's not a way to introduce yourself. So I never told anybody, and then I would do jokes about it... and I think people thought I was lying about it. Which would be crazy! Pete Davidson yourself dad crazy people I was the class clown in high school, but I always took it too far, so nobody liked me. I was annoying. Like, I would get a laugh and then keep going and keep going. Pete Davidson laugh me keep-going school I bombed so much as a standup that messing up doesn't matter to me anymore. I kind of enjoy bombing sometimes - I try and make everybody hate me more. Like, once I know it's not going well, I can just have fun. Pete Davidson me enjoy hate sometimes Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
