Quotes from T. J. Miller

If there is one thing that makes me unique, it's that I riff a lot.

Is it possible to have negative self-awareness?

I am trying to do comedy on every single medium. I consider myself a public servant.

Comedy gives you a shot of euphoria that distracts you from everything that's awful.

The moment in which you make somebody laugh, you're only doing it to make them laugh and be happy. Then afterward you can be like, 'Oh, I just want the attention. I feel so good that everybody's listening to me and I got the approval that I need.'

I have perfectly symmetrical ankles.

Listen to my voice - I sound like I'm permanently congested.

I acted in high school and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater, and I was always acting growing up, but really, I was just more interested in the comedy of it all.

My father always said I have a face for radio, and 'Cloverfield' was one of my finest pieces of work.

I wouldn't want to be Superman. Batman would be cool. But the one I've always wanted to play is the Joker. There is a maniacal and dangerous side to me.

Slowly but surely, I went through different phases of fame, and each rises you further into isolation and alienation.

There's sketch, improv, writing, acting, music, and badminton. Those are the seven forms of comedy.

By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.

GOOD THINGS DO COME IN BEARS!!.... is how I climax.

A mother will come up to me and say, 'Will you meet my son? He loves you. He watched 'How to Train Your Dragon' a thousand times.'

I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.

I don't know how much the economy has changed since Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal.'

I would say that awards are for children. Because children need a tangible representation of their achievement. And as adults, you have to settle for the respect and admiration of your peers.

Russell Brand is lovely, even though he's a weirdo.

To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.

I don't prepare for anything very well. I am not a good actor. I don't read scripts.

I think I'm just a comedian who's a pretty good con man, and I don't see that changing any time soon.

You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.

I was in 'Goodwin Games,' which was canceled, and a few other things, so I kind of swore off television unless I was writing or producing it.