Quotes from Joe Rogan

I realized a long time ago that instead of being jealous you can be inspired and appreciative. It carries more energy to you.

That's my only goal. Surround myself with funny people, and make sure everyone has a good time and works hard.

The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time.

Houston people are way cool. They're smart, they know how to have a good time, and they have the hottest chicks on the planet there.

If someone plays a brooding actor in a film, people think they're brooding all the time.

It never hurt Lenny Bruce's career to get arrested for swearing. It did back in the time, but he broke those doors down by doing the stuff that he believed in.

I'm afraid of heights. Not unreasonably, but rationally afraid of heights. I think everyone is.

When someone comes along and expresses him or herself as freely as they think, people flock to it. They enjoy it.

Your body's really only meant to compete at the highest levels of combat sports for a few years.

Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much.

To me, comedy is a great occupation because I don't really worry that much about what other people think of me.

Have you ever talked to someone, and you're not even really talking to them? Actors are the worst for that.

Stand-up is still my favorite, but the podcast is a close second. It's so fun, and it's given me the opportunity to have three-hour conversations with people I wouldn't have otherwise been able to talk to. When I talked to Maynard Keenan from Tool, I almost couldn't believe it was happening.

It's painful for me to watch someone who isn't funny. It's horrifying to sit in the back and watch some guy who just totally sucks.

I wouldn't totally rule out doing Letterman or the Tonight Show if I had a set that I just happened to write that I thought was funny but was still appropriate for network censors. But I'm not going to go out of my way.

I do cagefight commentary in my spare time.

I think stand is better now than it's ever been. I think it's the greatest time ever to do standup comedy.

The people I know that have the hardest time keeping it together emotionally are people that don't workout.

Phil Hartman was brilliant, and Dave Foley is a really funny guy. Phil Hartman was actually even funnier offstage than he was onstage because he would say nasty things. Dave Foley's very funny, very witty guy, very quick.

Although not considered a martial art, boxing is really a martial art. It's a very limited martial art as long as you agree to just box... but in an actual physical fight against someone who's just a wrestler, you're going to get killed.

People love to see people fall.

I love existing in pre big bang conditions.

When you snatch little pieces of other people's lives and try to palm them off as your own, that's more disgusting than anything. Robin Williams is a huge thief. Denis Leary is a huge thief. His whole stand-up career is based on Bill Hicks, a brilliant guy who died years ago.

I'm a huge Groucho fan. There were some great comic minds that would transfer into any generation, and Groucho is certainly one of them.