I was, like, a history major, and I minored in art and Spanish, but I found myself gravitating toward media studies as time went on. Nick Kroll More Quotes by Nick Kroll More Quotes From Nick Kroll For me, I was literally trying to stay afloat. I never actually thought I would get my own sketch show. So the idea that one day I would have my own show is pretty wild. But once I got it, I thought, 'Yeah, this is exactly what I always wanted to do. Nick Kroll one-day trying ideas Contrary to widespread belief, I do know something about science. Nick Kroll contrary belief knows Whether it's corporate investigations or comedy, there are certain inherent truths to trying to get what you want while trying to be a decent person doing it. Nick Kroll comedy want trying The more you're able to understand how to do a good dramatic performance, that can inform your comedy. It all informs one another. And it keeps everything interesting. Nick Kroll comedy able interesting I have what I guess is medically known as a farting problem. Nick Kroll known problem I know it's going to sound cheesy, but I love show business. I love doing comedy, I love that I get to do all this with my friends. Nick Kroll cheesy comedy sound In L.A., you really are in your car all day alone, and there's very little public life. Nick Kroll public-life car littles My goal was to do something that incorporated all the stuff I do and have it feel like something new, like it was hopefully taking the stand-up special paradigm and turning it on its head. Nick Kroll goal special stuff Sometimes shows suffer from having many cooks in the kitchen. Nick Kroll kitchen suffering sometimes Oftentimes the shows that don't work help you get it right. Nick Kroll shows helping I like to think that the stuff I do is oftentimes collaborative, so to have other people in it felt natural. Nick Kroll stuff people thinking I feel incredibly lucky at this moment in my career to get paid to do basically exactly what I always wanted to do. I appreciate that in general. But you know, like any job, a job is a job, and there are days that are going to be boring, or you have a boss you don't like, or people you work with. Nick Kroll careers jobs people Don't watch Kroll Show if you don't have a Nielsen box. I honestly don't care. Feel free to DVR it and not watch it because that will somehow help my ratings maybe, but honestly I'm talking to the four of you with a Nielsen box. If you have a Nielsen box, like, who are you? Where do you live? How do I find you? You're a unicorn and I don't believe that you exist. Nick Kroll care talking believe My friends and family always thought I was pretty funny, but I don't know if they thought I was get-my-own-show funny. Nick Kroll family-and-friends my-friends shows I like the idea of people getting to know you from different angles and then realizing "That guy is also that guy!" "Oh, he does that!" I really like having a number of different ways to reach people. Nick Kroll numbers people ideas Anyone you give a ton of money to is going to go slightly crazy. I don't think comedians are particularly special in that regard; they just are better or more vocal in their expressions of their craziness. Nick Kroll crazy expression thinking Everybody gets better looking on TV as shows go on.Even the nerds on "Big Bang Theory" are getting better looking. Their clothes are getting nicer. They're better groomed. It works for them. Nick Kroll nerd clothes get-better I would be psyched to get a phone call from Al Sharpton. I need to find out who does his hair. It's beautiful. It's a gorgeous mane. Nick Kroll phones hair beautiful I feel like we have so many different ways to express ourselves now, and I relish, I feel very lucky to be doing comedy. Nick Kroll lucky different way In general in comedy, there are fewer people making a ton of money and a lot more people making a living. For me, the goal is just being able to make exactly the show I wanted to make. Nick Kroll able goal people
