Quotes from Josh Peck

With drama, you need to be laughing, in between takes, 'cause you're going to those recesses of your soul and those dangerous parts. Normally, if you're not an actor or some crazy artist, you don't feel the need to run around in those areas. You keep them separate because it's painful.

I play a lot of basketball.

Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways.

Method Man, for him to offer me the spot as the first Jewish member of the Wu Tang Clan, you know, was an honor.

I think as working actors, it's like sales. You're only as good as your last sale, so you put your all into something and you just hope that from that you can get your next job.

I don't really understand why I should be a role model but I know that children do look up to me, so it is my responsibility to motivate people and be inspiring. I hope that I can do that for kids.

I have a respect for the 3-D computer-generated action movies, but my first love is stuff like 'Lethal Weapon.

All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.

Real artists take the misery and sadness of life and translate it into art.

Acting's not therapy, but it can be therapeutic.

I think whether you're a movie critic and have seen a million movies, or you're just a normal popcorn movie watcher, you can tell the difference when someone is just laying it on too thick.

When you're an actor or any kind of artist, you use your life as something to draw from in every experience.

If you include quotes with your Instagram photos, you need to look at your life.

In life, I'd much rather have people laughing at me than booing me.

I grew up as a really sick kid; I had really bad childhood asthma and was at home all the time in New York.

Every time you sort of let go of the bar, you knew someone was there to catch you, and vice versa. And, I mean, come on. It's Method Man. It's been a dream to meet him forever.

You can bring truth to anything, whether it's a dance movie or an incredibly poignant indie drama or a really broad comedy. As long as you show up to play, I don't think you can go wrong.

I was raised by a single mother.

My favorite actor is Sir Ben Kingsley - nobody is as good as him, in my opinion. I think he's so good as an artist.

Not getting girls is the story of my life. I have always had a bit of a tough time with the ladies. I don't know whether it's that I don't have game or just don't feel comfortable in my own skin, but females pick up on that.

I love the phrase, 'Somebody's going to have a good day today, so it might as well be me.' I feel like you bring everything to the character, I hope.

I'm not built for war. I'm built for entertainment. I'm built for jokes - either telling them or being the butt of them.

Gratuitous fat jokes always hurt, no matter what.

I always had a weight issue since I was a young kid.