Quotes from Bo Burnham

I don't mind having 16-year-old fans, but I hate just having 16-year-old fans. I want more diversity.

I was being called a shock comic. I hated that. It's so cheap and stupid.

People look at me and go, 'He's only successful because he's got a bunch of 16-year-old girls at his back who don't understand comedy.' Well, they do. In any case, no one hates me more than I do; no one's more self-conscious about that than I am.

'Words, Words, Words' was very much its title. It's just words, words, words and trying to show that I can pack as much material into an hour as I possibly could word count-wise.

I thought I had more of a European sense of humour than the average American comic.

Don't worry, I'm hilarious.

I think comedy has a range, with multiple peaks in different areas. It's like trying to compare Beethoven and the Beatles. Sometimes I hear from people, 'I think you try too hard in your comedy.' And that's what I worry about.

If I had posted my first video a week later, I don't know if it would have spread like it did. That's why, with everything I do, I try to enjoy the making of it instead of worrying about the release and reception.

I don't worship comedy; at the end of the day, I don't fall to the altar of comedy unquestioningly.

There's tons of dudes - like David O'Doherty, Tim Key, and Alex Horne - I made a lot of friends with people who are really incredible comics.

I never felt like I was stealing anyone's fans as much as I was introducing some younger people to comedy who will eventually find tons of other comedians that they love.

I'd really love to make something that doesn't involve my stupid face.

The problem for us, as viewers, is that we want famous people who are passionate about the things they're famous for, because that makes them worthy of the attention. But I think many of those famous people just want to be famous.

Since I got an audience before I even had a comic voice, my material that really wasn't worthy of an audience somehow got it, slightly unfairly.

I love you just the way you are but you don't see you like I do. You shouldn't try so hard to be perfect. Trust me, perfect should try to be you.

I don't interact with people much.

I have a pretty good math mind, so I can see patterns, but I don't have a great ear. It's like a tragedy - I can see so much more natural musical ability in so many other people.

I'd love to write a song that someone else sings that can actually sing really well.

'what.' is bombastic introspection. It's large, colourful, and loud but hopefully intimate at the same time.

I became good friends with Jack Whitehall. I think he's great, such a great dude, and really funny.

All my fans saw me as some little kid who can't even afford new jeans in his room, so they'll support me. That'll work until I become a success.

I think because of the Internet I was able to study comedy from quite a young age and watch a lot of comedy.

Comedy doesn't really matter that much; I know that. I treat it like an adult - I don't treat it like a child or a god, which some people do. This might just be in America, but 'stand-up comedy' is something very particular that I don't particularly relate to.

It feels like we're always juggling many pieces of information at once or trying out many personas at once. It makes life slightly nonlinear.