Jason Sudeikis Quotes

I was a straight man long before I knew what it was called. I was just the boring one.

I don't know if the idea of a career in show business or in the arts in general was looked down upon as much as by baby boomers as it was by their parents.

I haven't really had too many bosses. Any bad boss I had probably was because I was a bad employee.

Being polite and grateful will make people more inclined to help you. And if people are willing to help you, you may accidentally get something you want.

[You're voice acting] and you're screaming and yelling you can't help but sort of physicalize things. The next day I'm usually sore in some weird part of my body.

I'd love to do a drama.

It's fun to play the type of people you dislike.

One of my oldest friends from Kansas, his sister was married to Ben [Folds] and wrote lyrics on his first couple of albums. I got to meet him the first time I saw them in concert at The Bottleneck, a great bar in Lawrence, Kansas. Then, he was the musical guest my first or second week as a writer on SNL. I was like, "I don't know if you remember me?" And he was like, "Oh my god, yeah!" He's a big photography fan, as am I.

I've never been a shirt-off, pants-off kind of comedy guy.

When somebody listens and laughs, you're always in better shape than when you're with those folks who just kind of look at you when you say something funny. You wonder if they're looking at you because they're mad that they didn't say it or something. It's hard to handle that.

People are getting cynical about the news. It doesn't seem like there's one place to watch where you get the straight dope. You watch the channel that proves your point.

That's what I love about sketch comedy: a sketch is five minutes, then it goes dark, and there's the potential for something else.

Now Ben Folds is my photography older brother. He was kind enough to give me a photo of his for my 40th birthday.

A mustache really defines your face. My dad had a mustache when I was growing up, and I can still remember when he shaved it, he looked like a completely different person.