Quotes by David Cross

About David Cross:

David Cross is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and voice artist, known primarily for his standup work, the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show, and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom Arrested Development. Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, developed and had a prominent role in Freak Show, appeared on Modern Family, portrayed Ian Hawke in the Alvin and the Chipmunks film franchise, and voiced Crane in the Kung Fu Panda film franchise.
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Religion triggers a lot of emotions in me, most of which stem from being raised Jewish in a very Baptist community in the South. I didn't believe any of it from an early age - the clubby quality of whatever religion or church you belonged to, Judaism...

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If there are a couple of adjectives people use to describe me, anger is usually in there. I've never taken that as criticism. It's the way I naturally communicate. But I'm not faux-angry, like Lewis Black, or angry like a gun-toting crazy person. I'm...

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Abandoned babies are unfortunate unwanted results of a once urgent desire to have an orgasm

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The best thing about me is there are no skeletons.

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I think people, for the most part, actually want what they think is best.

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I'm of the mindset that most people who have kids are, which is, 'Hey, I want another me. I like me. I'm pretty cool, and I've got really great ideas, and the way I think is the right way to think. Let's put another one of me out there.' So I'll have...

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I think I'd be a really good dad. So perhaps I'm doing society a disservice by not having as many kids as possible.

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As for Tenacious D, of course it could work as a full length movie; all it requires is a great writer and great director with an ability to think outside of conventional film comedy.

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It's not about trying to be funny all the time. It's more of a document that hopefully is funny.

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I love doing stuff with Todd Barry and Jon Benjamin. We give the stage to good bands and funny people.

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I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny.

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I love Tinkle, it's really the most fun I've had in years.

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I don't think HBO would want to do anything in conjunction with Sub Pop but I never asked either.

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Originally they wanted me to be Buster but I really like the Tobias part.

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I lived in LA for almost nine years and if I never went back there again it would be fine.

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I also try to think of ways to articulate the joke more economically.

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Sketches have characters, exits, entrances and are vastly different.

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You can't just yell jokes at people.

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Besides if people really want to support the troops they would vote democrat.

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In New York there isn't that weird palpable competitive thing where it's friendly but everyone isn't trying to top one another with jokes when you're just hanging around.

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Author Bio

  • NameDavid Cross
  • DescriptionEmmy-winning American comedian, writer and actor
  • BornApril 4, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Screenwriter; Voice Actor
  • AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award