Some people are born with a brain that has this weird, magical mathematical thing that makes them an amazing jazz musician. 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 prudes mean world It's a very nice thing to have a baby. Andy Richter nice-things nice baby 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 aim audience want I've always tried to be nice to people, so that sort of translates into popularity, I guess. Andy Richter popularity nice people No, I don't know any Emily Dickinson poems! Andy Richter emily knows 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 serious profound thinking 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 party nice people 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 lucky home world 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 done want littles 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 tension structure firsts 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 focus important thinking 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 magazines hate reading 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 retrospect kind way 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 running mean children 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 you swimming sorry love 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 flowers think tears funny 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 king first because being 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 place me success night 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 looking me man care I want to get back and figure out how we're going to make 'The Tonight Show' funny and good. Andy Richter back good want funny