I always tell people, when they ask me what to do to be a writer or to be a performer, the key is to go to a place where there are a lot of other people who are trying to do the same thing as you and taking it very seriously. Colin Jost More Quotes by Colin Jost More Quotes From Colin Jost Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who is 17, has become the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. So a Pakistani teenager literally can change the world, while American teenagers literally can't even. Colin Jost teenager winning world There are some people who are way too sensitive about things. If you're not using the vocabulary that's new that they've helped define, then you're not on their team, even though you want to be. And at the same time, the fact that our president Donald Trump said on record, "You could just grab women by the pussy," and a lot of people in America were like, "Yeah, it's fine, that's something that's said..." There are people that are not sensitive or aware enough about other people and what that means. Colin Jost team mean people Donald Trump had a hit TV show on NBC for 14 years! He was covered by every major newspaper for 30 years. The idea that any one person humanized... He's been the most human figure for decades. The reason he won is because he knows how to use the media and he's a great communicator, whether you agree with the message or not. Colin Jost agree reason Comedy is frightening at first because you're opening yourself up. When it's just you and people hate it, you're like, "Oh God. Do they hate me?" Colin Jost hate people firsts My mom was the breadwinner in my family. I always thought, That's how it is. I never thought that was the exception. Colin Jost breadwinner my-family mom On the road, when I do stand-up, people would always say, "What do you think about Donald Trump?" If you said, "He's crazy," they'd be like, "Yeah, he's crazy." But if you said, "I don't know - he seems interesting," they would be like, "That's really what I think." Colin Jost crazy people thinking It is an honor to be here sharing this night with the many, many talented people in Hollywood who haven’t been caught yet, my mother is not watching. Colin Jost latest-headlines We're proud to be the first duo hosting The Emmys since Jenna Elfman and David Hyde Pierce, and somehow The Emmys's The Emmys. Colin Jost entertainment I've played at the Comedy Studio. I never did as an undergrad, but I have in recent years, whenever I've gone back to anything at Harvard, I've tried to go there and do some sets. Colin Jost never back go comedy Initially, I think I was eager to get off Staten Island and go away for school, that kind of thing. Then what you do maybe 10 years after that, you start maybe appreciating all the great things about the place you grew up. You can go back and enjoy it because you don't have that angst or sense of struggle to get away anymore. Colin Jost great you struggle school I never thought about 'being' in comedy when I grew up, because I didn't know it was a real job. But looking back, it's the only thing I ever really cared about. Colin Jost looking job looking-back comedy When I was 10, I went to the Junior Olympics for the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke. Colin Jost junior olympics I love buffalo wings and eat them at least three times a week. Colin Jost eat three wings love It's not an easy job to think creatively and then also have to think logistically. Colin Jost then job think easy When I started at 'SNL,' I was lucky to start early. So now starting on 'Update,' I am the age when most people are when they start doing that. It feels like a different world and capacity, like starting over in another challenge. A heightened challenge. Colin Jost i-am age people world I honestly think that Donald Trump's only adviser is his doorman. Colin Jost his only think honestly Learning to be your natural self in front of five cameras and a silent studio takes time. Trying to be funny under duress is probably a lot like trying to play golf relaxed under pressure. Colin Jost learning self time funny Almost all the golf courses in Staten Island double as something else. Colin Jost double island something golf Before I went to a meeting at the 'Harvard Lampoon,' I had no idea that there was even a comedy magazine at Harvard, let alone that you could write comedy potentially for a living. Colin Jost meeting alone you comedy When you're around people who are trying to be funny all day and trying to one-up each other, that's just naturally - if you want to do it - it's going to make you better. Colin Jost day you funny people
