Quotes By Todd Barry

I must have done everything I had. You go through years where you go through everything you've ever written.

Anyone who bombs is my friend.

I had some friends that tried it down there, and I went to a couple of open mics, and I just kind of got this... this sick urge to try it instead of just watching it.

Some venues are better run than others. Sometimes it's just maddening to deal with full dinners being served in front of your face. You can have a good or bad show anywhere.

If I'm at a party and someone puts on a Blues Brothers tape, I tend to go nuts.

It was actually 3 years between albums. That seems like a long time to me.

I got access to a private tour of the zoo. I got to go in a cage with a koala, which I highly recommend.

I had temping jobs also. I liked the flexibility. There was no asking for time off; you just didn't work.

I don't feel I'm even worthy of a normal amount of value.

I've never been a TV junkie. I remember watching Letterman way back when he had a morning show.

There's people that are just in awe of what you do, and then there are people who just think it's garbage. And I think there are people who are just uncomfortable seeing someone have fun with their job.

I guess there seems to be clubs opening up again, which is strange.

I do not like sports, unless you consider treating all humankind with love and respect a sport.

I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film.

I don't really know much about pirates, or pirate culture. I'd be a contrarian pirate.

Buddha, much like everyone else has good and bad days.

Well, I have since seen you at Tinkle. It's a comedy show started by David Cross, me and Jon Benjamin. It features a wide variety of acts for all tastes and seasons.

I mean, I guess I realized subconsciously that this is what I should be doing before I realized it, consciously. Verbally, I don't think I had committed to it, even though I was driving everywhere, every night, just trying to get on stage.

I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be when I started.