Quotes from Pauly Shore

I'm not used to getting good reviews.

In my 30s, it wasn't cool to like Pauly Shore movies. It was cool to like them when they came out, then it wasn't cool.

The best comedy to me - and again, I grew up with comedy since I was a baby, so I've seen it all - is when you exaggerate the truth, like Richard Pryor did, you understand?

Even at my peak, I never went too over the top.

The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period.

I miss that process of getting the script and reading it and working on it. Every actor has their own way of memorizing their lines, and the whole process of starting to work with the other actors and the director, and doing rehearsals, and going to the location, and going through wardrobe.

Comedy wasn't something I chose - it chose me.

My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic.

I'm into politics - I'm interested in the election and how pissed off people get.

People should stop poking fun at other people and worry about themselves.

The public was used to a Pauly Shore film coming out every year or two, you understand? So when that went away, the public lost familiarity with me.

I fly around with chicks on each arm and have no script. I just talk about what I feel like. But that's why my act works: I'm like this normal guy.

Few if any teenagers can relate to getting up for school and finding famous comics like Pryor and Williams hanging out in your living room after a hard night of partying. But that's Hollywood.

Death isn't a funny thing. We're all lucky to be living.

I giggle when I put myself down. It's just funny to me.

I was one of the first veejays to take the camera out on location, and that's what was unique about MTV at that time.

I want to show all sides of myself. I mean, I don't want to howl at the moon my whole life, you know?

My life's like a big tour. It's cool, I'm still semi-young. I'm not too old yet where it's like, "I hate the road!" As long as I'm not anywhere for too long. I like to keep moving.

I remember taking mushrooms at the wrap party, it was like the first and last time I took that.

When you put yourself out into the world and say, 'Hey, look at me,' you're going to get criticized.

That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money.

I'm Jewish. I've always had a thing where it's okay to dance with the devil, just don't become the devil. Even at my peak, I never went too over the top.

My 20s were a time where I made it; my 30s were when I was away, confused, and trying to figure it all out.

Serious and intense people, they drain you. But someone who's an idiot, like myself, they're fun. You either hate me or you love me.