I had seen 'Avenue Q' off-Broadway back in 2003 and fell in love with it. I just thought it was the smartest, funniest thing I'd seen in a long time. Rob McClure More Quotes by Rob McClure More Quotes From Rob McClure It doesn't matter where he is. He does it on the subway. He does it at the gym. He is genuinely that excited about what he's doing, he just sees a bunch of people standing around deciding what show to see, so of course, he's going to go, 'Let me tell you what show to see: The one I'm most excited about.' It's really not from a selling point of view. It's from a pride point of view. Rob McClure entertainment This is a man who's busting his ass every day to give people their money's worth. He loves it, what a great leading energy to have in the building for everybody. Rob McClure entertainment I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself. Rob McClure start myself being-myself work The nice thing about 'Honeymoon in Vegas' is we're not talking about some crazy smash hit where everyone is coming and comparing my performance to Nicholas Cage. Rob McClure performance not-talking crazy nice I saw 'Cats' on a school trip. I thought it was neat and a little weird. The set was cool. Rob McClure weird cats cool school I think it's ridiculous when people say, 'I don't date actors.' It's about the right person, and no matter what that right person does for a profession, they're still going to be the right person. Rob McClure people-say think right-person people There are level-headed actors and outlandish actors and financially responsible actors and financially irresponsible actors. Rob McClure financially irresponsible responsible I certainly enjoy doing pantomime-y things, but I didn't have any specific training in it. Rob McClure doing things training enjoy Maggie and I got married and then had to wait three years before we got to take our honeymoon because we were both working! Right before 'Chaplin' began, we got to go to Hawaii. Rob McClure right wait go three I live in Philadelphia, and my wife and I do a lot of theater out in the Philadelphia community. Rob McClure live philadelphia wife community I think theater communities in cities can form really strong foundations. Rob McClure i-think think form strong My wife makes fun of me by calling me a grandpa because I have very little patience for inconsiderate children. So if we're walking in the mall, and some kid goes by really fast on a skateboard, I become the grumpiest eighty-five-year-old man in the world and start screaming at them. Rob McClure me man wife patience I think I've got to go back to 'Someone to Watch Over Me.' I think it's a perfectly written song. I really do. I think it's one of the great songs in the American Songbook, and it speaks to love in its simplest and purest form. Rob McClure great me song love I was a huge Muppet fan growing up, but that was the extent of my puppet knowledge. I really loved the art form and the whole Henson universe. Rob McClure loved universe knowledge art The very first audition, you just go in and sing. The second one, they give you this sort of cheapy, Walmart-looking puppet - before they give you the $6,500 'Avenue Q' puppet. Rob McClure first just go you If you think hard enough about it, Rowlf the dog playing the piano on 'The Muppet Show' - what kind of insanity was happening underneath the cameras to make that happen? His mouth is moving, and he's got two hands playing the piano. That's two people under there! Rob McClure you dog hands people No one knows this, but my dad can sing his face off. Rob McClure sing face dad knows I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard. Rob McClure good strive hard love I'm not Charlie Chaplin and will never, ever claim to be. But when I become the 'Tramp,' I can feel the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Rob McClure stand-up feel never hair I never dreamed that the little ditties I wrote about annoying customers or bagel recipes would turn into a full-length musical comedy. But a very wise person told me to 'write what you know'. So I did. Rob McClure me you comedy wise
