There should be a children's song: 'If you're happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep'. Jim Gaffigan More Quotes by Jim Gaffigan More Quotes From Jim Gaffigan Don't take this the wrong way but I care more and I'm a better online friend than you. I also spend way to much time online. Jim Gaffigan online care way I would make sweet love to Don Rickles. Jim Gaffigan sweet-love sweet Cancer is always funny. Jim Gaffigan cancer Some people that work for Hot Pockets came to my Denver Paramount Theater show. They brought these hot pocket boxes the size of suit cases for me to sign. I wrote "these are WMD's" on the boxes. The HP people seem to have a good sense of humor about all of it. Jim Gaffigan wmd pockets people I'm not saying that McDonald's gift certificates caused the obesity epidemic, but in retrospect, the timing is kind of suspicious. Jim Gaffigan obesity-epidemic epidemics mcdonalds Don't you expect a rainbow coming out of the tub of bacon strips at the end of the buffet line? Jim Gaffigan tubs rainbow lines Playing frisbee with a five year old is amazingly similar to chasing after a frisbee. Jim Gaffigan frisbee chasing years The entertainment business is such a strange, crazy perception business that you're either given way too much respect, like people saying, "You should be the head of the sitcom!" Or you're given no respect, where they're like, "You should audition to be the garbage man that lives four houses down." Jim Gaffigan crazy men people I've been doing stand-up for so long, I think 19 years, that I love topics I can also expand on. Once I identify a topic like, say, seafood, which is a big one right now, it's like there are different kinds of tangents I can go on to build a larger chunk. Jim Gaffigan long years thinking Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you. So I feel like with food, it is a passion of mine. It's where my sensibility rests. I love topics that are universal, and I love stuff that doesn't alienate people. Jim Gaffigan passion writing giving What's amazing about doing movies, compared to television, there's an ending you can see. There's an enthusiasm to it. Jim Gaffigan enthusiasm television I definitely write about things that are universal, that everyone can identify with. You're supposed to write about things you're passionate about and I guess I am a foodie. I do love food and it's kind of like I'm an eccentric observationalist guy. To make it kind of universal, I try a lot of different things. When I first started writing this, I was like, 'No food.' Then, you know, it just always goes there. Jim Gaffigan guy writing trying I'm there to make people laugh. I'm not trying to come across as sexy. Jim Gaffigan sexy laughing people The whole idea of comedy, there is nothing normal about going up on stage to make strangers laugh. But I'm also not an exhibitionist like other comics. I'm not up there talking about masturbating. Jim Gaffigan talking laughing ideas I was the youngest of the six kids, and to make my older siblings laugh, that was very important. I did a great impression of our dad that made them all laugh, so that gave me a lot of power within the family. Jim Gaffigan sibling dad kids I don't think comedians make an active decision to be a certain "persona." Comedians write the way they're going to write. Jim Gaffigan decision writing thinking If I was on an airplane, the people in coach would know who I am. But no one in first class would know. Jim Gaffigan airplane who-i-am class My comedy is romanticized laziness. Jim Gaffigan comedy laziness It's weird, I love acting and stand-up is a very unique, solitary thing where you are the writer, performer and director. But acting is incredibly rewarding, working and interacting with people to create funny moments. I can't imagine not doing acting or stand-up, I really enjoy both of them that much. Jim Gaffigan acting unique people Who was the first person to walk into a harbor and say, "Whatever that horrible smell is I want to eat it" Jim Gaffigan smell want firsts
