Quotes from Keegan-Michael Key

I'm very concerned with what's going on the news, but I would not call myself a political animal, per se. I pay more attention during election years, or if I see some topic or issue that I care about. But I would never call myself a political animal or political junkie.

I have always, or for the most part, identified myself as a biracial person.

The audience loves to figure things out. They love it when a performer leaves a trail of bread crumbs for them, and they get to participate in the comedy.

Do what you love in your community.

The immediacy of improvisation is intoxicating, but there's an intimacy that you get that's very different when you're doing drama.

I would love to play a fun character. Like, I would love to be in 'A Long Day's Journey Into Night.' I love that play. I'd play Edmond or Jamie. I don't care which.

My parents were not big sports fans, but my mother loved Barry Sanders, but she wasn't a huge fan. Now she likes Calvin Johnson. He's such an amazing athlete and such a wonderful, humble guy.

Bill Murray is such a tremendous talent, but the world wasn't ready for 'Razor's Edge,' for something that thoughtful and with that much depth at that time in his career.

It was very important thousands of years ago to categorize things. I can eat that plant, I can't eat that plant. Or this tribe, not that tribe. We don't have to do that anymore - we have processed food now!

I'm from the Midwest, so I always assumed, 'Well, I have to think badly of myself, because that's being humble.'

I would play just about any role, male or female, in the Anton Chekov play 'The Cherry Orchard,' which I love.

I get overwhelmed when I approach things intellectually.

I'm a firm believer in the idea that there are a limited amount of human stories that we tell - there's about seven of them - and of course, there's variations on those stories, and they can take place in infinite places.

Being a Lions fan is like being a Cubs fan: you just have to keep going. You don't have a choice. You can't give up, because one day, when it happens - and I believe it'll happen - then you can really savor it because you were there in the doldrums, and you get to be there in the victory.

I'm very, very, very interested in martial arts.

I'm adopted, so I didn't know my father, but apparently he was pretty tall.

I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny.