Anything that I read, I read because I'm interested in it. Andy Richter More Quotes by Andy Richter More Quotes From Andy Richter I mean, I'll say the filthiest things in the world, but when it comes down to it, I'm kind of a prude. Andy Richter prudesmeanworld It's a very nice thing to have a baby. Andy Richter nice-thingsnicebaby If you start to just aim for what the audience wants to hear, you're already hamstrung because you don't have any freedom. Andy Richter aimaudiencewant I've always tried to be nice to people, so that sort of translates into popularity, I guess. Andy Richter popularitynicepeople No, I don't know any Emily Dickinson poems! Andy Richter emilyknows I don't waste a lot of time on profound embarrassment. I have always been somewhat the same person. I can think of maybe particular items of clothing that I think, "Oh God, I used to wear that?" But nothing serious. It's not like for a while I became some sort of goth wannabe. I've always pretty much been me. Andy Richter seriousprofoundthinking It is rare, with people who are on television or celebrities or actors - it's rare to go to their house for a party and find they cooked. That's rare. Usually people don't cook for their own parties, and they don't buy their own gifts. There are people that do that, and that is a special thing. Those kind of little human touches are nice. Andy Richter partynicepeople I feel like I'm a showbiz professional. This is my job, it's going to have ups and downs. I'm lucky to be able to do this for a living, but I also do feel like I don't anticipate changing the world. All I can really do is do a good job when I'm hired to do a job, and be happy at home. Andy Richter luckyhomeworld Tell me what you want, and then I'll put in what I want... after I'm done with my codependent providing for you, I'll get a little for me too. Andy Richter donewantlittles I actually find something rewarding about that tension between satisfying myself and satisfying others. Because first of all, I can't provide my own structure, and that tension provides a structure for me to actually work within. Andy Richter tensionstructurefirsts The thing that's important for me to focus on is the balancing of the tension between satisfying myself and satisfying an audience, and making something that I think is good and funny, worthwhile, small-"i" important, versus something that's going to do well. Andy Richter focusimportantthinking I never just sit down and see what's on TV anymore. And also, I hate almost everything, so that keeps you reading magazines and doing crossword puzzles or whatever. Andy Richter magazineshatereading My ability to notice that kind of thing, the sanctity of the bubble that you create, has not been so good in a way, in that I notice it concurrently with actually doing the thing. I always notice it in retrospect. Andy Richter retrospectkindway I have a wife and child, and I guess that would constitute a family, and sometimes I watch shows where the people aren't related. And I don't get nervous, get the sweats, and have to run out of the room. I mean, I can handle it. Andy Richter runningmeanchildren We've been swimming at nude beaches and I love to go skinny dipping, but I'm sorry, sitting on top of a mountain, that's just, you're trying to show off or something. That's ridiculous. Andy Richter youswimmingsorrylove Since she got a cause and stopped being funny. I think she's real funny, but lately it's all been hearts and flowers and tears and saving teenagers and creating a role model. And that ain't funny. No giggles there. Andy Richter flowersthinktearsfunny Because homecoming came first, and there was the homecoming court. The five guys on homecoming court were disqualified from being in the prom court. So being prom king was being sixth most popular. Andy Richter kingfirstbecausebeing The desire to do different things was the main motivator that made me leave late night because I'd been there seven years. The combination of an entrepreneurial desire to see how far I could push my success and a short attention span. But now I've done other things. And I'm sort of ready to sit somewhere and sit in the same place for a while. Andy Richter placemesuccessnight The basic equation that mystified me as a young man was looking at guys who could actually get girls. I was always amazed, because they never seemed to care. I was like, 'How do they do that?' Andy Richter lookingmemancare I want to get back and figure out how we're going to make 'The Tonight Show' funny and good. Andy Richter backgoodwantfunny
