It's much funnier when the comedy can happen with me just trying my best to genuinely do a good thing. Nathan Fielder More Quotes by Nathan Fielder More Quotes From Nathan Fielder If Edison was worried about his candle customers, he would have never invented the light bulb. Nathan Fielder bulbsworriedlight I agree that someone falling down is really funny, and I can go on YouTube and watch people falling. It makes me laugh. Nathan Fielder laughingpeoplefall In my personal life, I will do whatever it takes to make a situation comfortable if I sense - if I'm talking to someone [and] I sense there's a silence, I'll try to fill that gap. It makes me very anxious when things get uncomfortable. Nathan Fielder silencetryingtalking Some of the funniest things are just situations in life that are funny. The way people interact. People describing their first kiss with someone, to me, is really funny. When someone goes into detail about each moment of that, I really find that enjoyable to listen to. Nathan Fielder situations-in-lifekissingpeople Everyone’s default state is this pleasantry state. My goal in the show is to undercut that as quickly as possible. If you really do let it sit, it’s sometimes amazing what comes out of people. Nathan Fielder goalsometimespeople I'm very bad at ending sentences. A lot times I just want to say, 'That's the end of my sentence. I have nothing more to say.' Nathan Fielder endingendnothingbad I used to trade stocks online, and I kind of felt gross, like, all I'm doing is making money off other people's creativity, and I'm not creating anything myself. Nathan Fielder myselfcreativitymoneypeople Social interactions have always been a bit of a difficult thing for me. I think I have a natural tendency to make people not 100 percent super comfortable. Nathan Fielder thinkmedifficultpeople I just don't have this magnetic personality that everyone is drawn to. I don't make friends easily... I'm just not one of those people. Nathan Fielder everyonefriendspersonalitypeople It's weird. I don't really have goals. I just try to make sure I'm enjoying what I'm doing. Once I start to get sick of it, the next thing becomes obvious. Nathan Fielder weirdgoalsstartsick In life, a lot of great ideas sound insane or absurd at first. Nathan Fielder greatsoundlifeideas A lot of the time, people think I'm really dumb or really uncomfortable talking to them, which is kind of a real thing. Nathan Fielder thinkdumbtimepeople I have a business background. I have always wanted to open my own business. Nathan Fielder ownalwaysmy-ownbusiness I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when something happens for the first time. Nathan Fielder somethingfeelfirst-timetime Once in a while, I do these things that would make the 10-year old version of me laugh. I don't know why. You've got to do something a little bit immature. I'm surprised at how often those are my best ideas. Nathan Fielder laughbestmeyou I don't like getting people upset, so that's not my goal. But I like putting people in situations where how they respond says a lot about them. Nathan Fielder howlikeupsetpeople The type of thing that one person would get mad at, another person would laugh at, is a good kind of zone to be in. Nathan Fielder laughpersongoodmad I auditioned for 'The Office,' and I don't know if it was a role I could do, but I liked the character. You do one take, and you're reading with a person who's just sitting in a chair and not really... you're not playing off someone, which is what I like to do. I like to play around and find the moment. Nathan Fielder momentyoureadingcharacter Dramas make me laugh. The other day, I saw 'The Place Beyond the Pines,' and I was giggling the whole time. I laugh when I'm uncomfortable. Nathan Fielder laughdaymetime If I find something funny and make an older woman laugh, I love that for some reason. Nathan Fielder laughwomanlovefunny
