Quotes from Johnny Knoxville

I'm not out running around all the time. I'm not partying constantly and constantly battling myself. I'm with someone, and we are very, very happy.

Suffering will get you great footage. I don't know about closer to God. Although there have been times when I've suffered to the point where I think I might be about to meet him.

I was a really bad kid. Then, I got sweet as I got older.

I love the tabloids except for when I'm in 'em.

What calmed me down finally was when my girlfriend got pregnant.

'I know this is going to end bad, but I'm going to pretend it's going to end good.' My life's philosophy.

I pretty much operate on adrenaline and ignorance.

Coal mining is tough. Acting is just tedious.

You were about five feet short of a ten feet jump?

People go to car races to watch the crashes.

I'm just basking in the glory.

I actually got stabbed at my friend's bachelor party. In real life.

Doctors have told me I have a high pain threshold, but I can only know what I feel. I think I'm good at minimising the pain and being indifferent to it.

My parents said that I was nine months old and would throw myself out of the crib onto the floor continually. As soon as they left the room after putting me back in they'd hear a big bump and I'd be on the floor again.

I love Louisiana. It's amazing.

I'm the fun dad, I am also the disciplinarian.

A lot of stand-up comedy guys, when they get a little famous, just give up their stand-up career, and it cancels out the thing that set them apart.

It's a real primal thing, watching someone get hurt. It's funny and accessible.

People go to car races to watch the crashes.

I'm not looking to lose anything. I'm looking to continue making movies.

It's just an unhealthy way to approach something, trying to outdo your last thing. You've gotta trust evolution, you've gotta trust that the bar is moving, that you don't need to force the bar. It'll just happen.

If someone hits me I consider it a challenge.

The worse the reviews, the better for our demographic.

I love Louisiana. It's amazing.