Judah Friedlander Quotes

You jump on a bike and start peddling. You fall down and you get up again. I've always been a 'learn by doing' kind of guy.

When I'm not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I'm usually doing stand-up shows every night - usually a few shows a night at different clubs in the city.

There's a lot of thought that goes into every single thing I wear.

I'm an extra dark black belt in ping pong.

As the World Champion, every day is pretty much like Valentine's Day for me - as far as hooking up with the ladies.

Math and reading are my only weaknesses - other than that, I'm perfect.

I sort of have to self-censor sometimes.

I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. But I'm into doing comedy in all mediums, platforms and situations.

Before I started doing '30 Rock', I did about 25 movies. I'd always been doing stand-up every night, and then I would do, like, two to four movies a year. So I really liked doing that, and I want to get back to that, but because of the time commitment to '30 Rock', there's not much time to do that stuff.

Show business always tries to stereotype you, so that is something you have to fight against no matter who you are. A lot of actors who are of a minority background complain that they only get stereotyped roles, and they are 100 percent correct. However, it's also true that, no matter who you are, you get typecast as well.

Valentine's Day is definitely one of those days where it's either awesome or it's a downer.

I don't live in a fancy neighborhood.

I had one girl send me an e-mail saying she wants to go out with me, but it's like a two-pronged deal because she wants to blog the date. And I'm like, No! I don't want to be on a reality show.

My shirt and my hat always say 'World Champion' in some language. English, Spanish, Chinese, 'Star Wars' language, which is also known as Aurebesh, mermaid language.

I've been doing stand-up since '89.

No, don't learn at karate schools. They overcharge you for karate uniforms. They make you pay, like, fifty or seventy-five bucks just for a karate uniform, and you don't wear a uniform in everyday life, so why train in one? Most fights take place outdoors, not inside with perfect lighting and mats.

I'm actually banned from the Himalayas, because I'm too good at yoga.

Let's say there was a fat guy heckling me. I would rip him to shreds, but I would never go for the obvious, never talk about how he's fat or anything.

My act's not heavy on pop culture or stories, just lots of jokes.

Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I'm serious.

I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity.

It wasn't like I just woke up and said, 'Here's my gimmick; I'll wear a hat and put something weird on it.'

Soccer and ping-pong are my two favorite sports to play.

I'm not one of those kind of people who does the observational 'Hey, don't you hate it when you're at the grocery store and the line's long and the cash register starts taking too long.' I don't really do that kind of stuff. I'm heavy on persona, and I do a lot of interacting with the audience.

I've done all kinds of movies, but I wanna do some more independent films that are not your run-of-the-mill type movies like 'American Splendor', which I had a big part in, that are really trying to do something unique.

Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most.

I get hecklers all the time!

I don't consider lacrosse a sport. To me that's just a frat activity that got out of hand.

I'm a massive Steven Seagal fan. I know his movies are horrible, but I've watched all of them over and over again. I'd want to do a movie with him and Van Damme.

Tina Fey is really cool. She's so mellow and laid back.

In Manhattan, I often do two or three or more shows a night, so I'm always working on new material.