T. J. Miller Professions : Actor Born : June 4, 1981 Browse All Authors Top 41 quotes by T. J. Miller Funny is as funny does, and funny puts on a walrus mask and slowly gyrates in a mall food court. I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates. T. J. Miller laugh food men funny I'm so absolutely pro-Denver. I wrote a fake hip-hop song about Denver. I've been claiming Denver. Part of the joke of the song is nobody was really claiming Denver - no rappers, no comedians. T. J. Miller joke nobody fake song By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it. T. J. Miller you respect nature love Comedy gives you a shot of euphoria that distracts you from everything that's awful. T. J. Miller shot everything you comedy If you're a comedian, you can change peoples lives for the better in much smaller increments - not their entire life, but for 15 minutes or a half hour. T. J. Miller better you change life I find Denver's hipster scene to be fully unique. T. J. Miller find denver scene unique Stand-up and sketch and improv - that's the most direct contact you can have with somebody, making them laugh. I like that. I like the intimacy. T. J. Miller laugh sketch like you Effective satire has to be almost identical to the subject that it is skewering. T. J. Miller effective almost subject satire Slowly but surely, I went through different phases of fame, and each rises you further into isolation and alienation. T. J. Miller you isolation different fame My face is oblong. But the best grooming is confidence. T. J. Miller face best grooming confidence There's sketch, improv, writing, acting, music, and badminton. Those are the seven forms of comedy. But I do like the idea of being an auteur in the sense of writing and being in your own stuff. T. J. Miller sketch comedy music writing I drink a fair amount of ramen noodles. T. J. Miller fair amount noodles drink I wouldn't want to be Superman. Batman would be cool. But the one I've always wanted to play is the Joker. There is a maniacal and dangerous side to me. T. J. Miller joker cool me dangerous It's okay to take yourself too seriously if you're a serious actor and you've got the scrubs on. And then with me, it's kind of like, well, I'm a comedian, I'm making fun of everybody and everything. And I'm making fun of myself. I'm having fun making fun of and for other people. T. J. Miller yourself myself me you Is it possible to have negative self-awareness? T. J. Miller self-awareness possible negative There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me. T. J. Miller award me love funny I sound like a chain-smoking drag queen after a hard night of singing 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon'. T. J. Miller queen singing yellow night 'Guardians of the Galaxy' is tongue-in-cheek and has a sense of humor about itself. But it's nothing like 'Deadpool.' 'Deadpool' is this super-bizarre thing. The best thing about it is that it's R-rated. T. J. Miller nothing best sense-of-humor humor I'm a Nietzschean scholar. I've read an immense amount about nihilism and existentialism. T. J. Miller read about scholar nihilism When you spend such a large portion of your life working - and it's not fun, and you're worried about getting sued or fired for saying the wrong thing or for acting crazy at a work party - then what has work done to America? That's the impetus to have a huge office Christmas party. T. J. Miller you christmas work life Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors