Quotes from Rob Corddry

I touched an Oscar once. Friend of mine has one, for writing. As soon as I touched it, he said, Now you'll never win one.

I really think of it - acting and writing and producing, whatever - as shipping. You gotta ship. Put the widget together in the easiest, quickest way possible and ship the product.

If you have a secret, people will sit a little bit closer.

It's like every day I'm born anew, without Jesus.

The first year or so on The Daily Show is pretty intense in terms of travel. You're going to the worst places in the country, talking to the craziest people in the world.

I remember interviewing someone I actually felt bad for, and therefore didn't want to take an ironic stance against him. It actually turned out to be a really funny piece.

People want other people to know that they share our sensibility even if they're not exactly sure what that sensibility is.

If people see me in some sort of niche, then that's fine. As long as it's not The Naked Guy, I don't care.

I have to stay true to myself.

I actually got the part. And I thought, Well, I'll do it for a while. I'll just quit if it's stupid.

I just want to do cool stuff.

The head writer loves that my character is a boor.

The show is a satire, which gives us freedom to do anything we want. Satire is the magic word that wipes away any culpability. The media is jealous of this freedom.

Sometimes we have to actually say, I think you're really funny, but none of your jokes are going to make it on the air. So just answer my questions. Seriously.