Quotes by Dane Cook

About Dane Cook:

Dane Jeffrey Cook is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. In 2006, Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum. He performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight-to-DVD special titled Rough Around The Edges (which is included in the album of the same name), and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled Isolated Incident. He is known for his use of observational, often vulgar, and sometimes dark comedy.
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I like fearless characters, people just not afraid to do anything it takes to make people laugh.

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I'm always going to be someone that people enjoy watching.

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I don't write any of my material down. I like to improvise and be spontaneous.

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I am an observer, I like to watch people. I am into psychology and people - how they act and such.

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I grew up very self-loathing. I was a phobic. I had anxiety. I had panic attacks.

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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.

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I have new ideas every day, and I always want to take on new challenges.

Dane Cook

I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just start performing.

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I don't have to do anything for anyone else's benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.

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I did stand-up comedy for seventeen years. I need to explore other things.

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I get so into the moment.

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Jim Norton and Harland Williams always make me laugh.

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I'm shooting a pilot based on my show. It's a one-camera show. I play myself.

Dane Cook

I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it's so different from standup.

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I can do more than just stand-up comedy, and the only way I'll be able to show that is if I do it myself. Because nobody trusts that I can do it.

Dane Cook

I'm interested in doing everything and anything that I can to squeeze that creativity out of my brain. I guess I'm sort of a performance rat.

Dane Cook

When I first hit the scene, it was just a lot of go, go, go, go, go. I have a lot of natural energy anyway, but it was over the top.

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There's always someone in every group of friends that nobody likes.

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No one wants to drown. Drowning would be the worst. Cause everyone knows that feeling. That feeling, oh it's the worst... when you think you're drowning.

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When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer.

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I was not a silly kid or outgoing. In fact, I suffered from quite a bit of anxiety. I used to have panic attacks when I was a teenager, really incapacitating moments, because I had some phobias.

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Author Bio

  • NameDane Cook
  • DescriptionAmerican actor and comedian
  • BornMarch 18, 1972
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Voice Actor