I don't consider myself a very good actor. I'm not bad, but there's not a lot of range in characterizations for me. H. Jon Benjamin More Quotes by H. Jon Benjamin More Quotes From H. Jon Benjamin I'm something of a foodie, I guess, and I'm a big Chinese food fan. H. Jon Benjamin somethingbigchinese-foodfood Incompetent and relentless are the worst combination of qualities. H. Jon Benjamin relentlesscombinationworst If you do nothing long enough, something's bound to happen. H. Jon Benjamin nothingyouenoughlong I've never worked for a show or was on a show where I didn't have a lot of control creatively, but then again, I haven't worked on a lot of shows. H. Jon Benjamin showcontrolneverwhere I've learned to wait 'til an idea is worth making. That's not really a lesson I've learned; I sort of always did it that way. But there's no reason or need to make videos prior to when you make a show, because then you need material for it. H. Jon Benjamin worthwaityouway I need to lose some weight. I'm getting really fat. But I'm getting older, and I just can't stop eating wonderful food. Rich, wonderful food. H. Jon Benjamin fatgetting-oldereatingfood It's physically hard for me to work. I start to break down, physically. My joints start. I get weepy eyes. I don't sleep well. I was never a hard worker, I guess. So the voiceover work ethic is really great for me - couple days a month, two hours a day. H. Jon Benjamin eyesdaymework I'm not opposed to putting myself in danger for meaningless comedy. H. Jon Benjamin myselfmeaninglesscomedydanger Cute girls and burgers. What more can you ask for? That's why we live in America. H. Jon Benjamin liveyoucuteamerica I started doing comedy with no plan to do voice work. Voice work came as a function of doing comedy and meeting people who eventually develop shows like that. I didn't seek out from an early age to be on cartoons. H. Jon Benjamin voiceageworkpeople I never pursued acting with, like, auditions. If anything, I was given roles by people who knew me and liked what I did. H. Jon Benjamin neverlikemepeople I think the personal stories that I tell in my life, I think, sort of do add up to say that you can fail and fail and fail again and continue to move forward. H. Jon Benjamin my-lifethinkyoulife I worked in restaurants, and I worked in the Cambridge Public Library. H. Jon Benjamin publicrestaurantslibrarycambridge My foray into comedy was to avoid getting a job. H. Jon Benjamin avoidgettingjobcomedy I wasn't classically trained as an actor; I wasn't pursuing standup comedy. I really came into it through the back door. And there was a benefit to that, I think, because I wasn't pressing; I wasn't pushing. H. Jon Benjamin doorbackthinkcomedy Writing is the hardest for me. It doesn't come as naturally as the other forms, and I feel far more dread during the process. Acting and voice acting are more mercurial and maybe come a little easier to me. H. Jon Benjamin feelmevoicewriting David Wain's character on 'Bob's Burgers' is really funny and silly and makes me laugh. H. Jon Benjamin laughmecharacterfunny It's mainly been the case where I do very few live action roles - not out of choice but more out of not getting asked. H. Jon Benjamin livemorechoiceaction I am recognized a lot for 'Master of None.' It seems like that show really touched a cultural nerve in a good way. H. Jon Benjamin i-amgoodlikeway I remember on 'Dr. Katz,' there was no script really at all. There were just scene outlines. H. Jon Benjamin justi-remembersceneremember
