Quotes by J. B. Smoove

About J. B. Smoove:

Jerry Angelo Brooks is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He began his career on Def Comedy Jam in the early 1990s. He is best known for his recurring role as Leon on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. Smoove joined the Season 2 cast of the Fox sitcom 'Til Death in 2008, and was promoted to the main cast for Season 3. He currently portrays a fictionalized version of himself on the BET improv-comedy reality television parody Real Husbands of Hollywood, and also stars on the CBS sitcom The Millers.
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Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.

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You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so amazing to me.

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Some of the best dramatic actors have started in comedy.

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I have my website, The Ruckus, which is an Internet site, similar to the Funny or Die format, where people post funny videos. I get a chance to rate their videos; they get a chance to blog and kick it with me.

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I'm afraid one thing - I don't like heights. Heights bug me out. I'm not cool with heights. I refuse to do a comedy show 12 stories up. I'm fearless about everything else.

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Sometimes you can make friends, and sometimes you can take friends. Sometimes people want to be friends with you, and you gotta be like, 'Okay, I can deal with this person's personality and be their friend, but not necessarily do I have to change who...

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Believe it or not, I write on stage. I can't write anywhere else; I have to be in a moment. I also have to challenge myself to make something funny out of a premise. I never have my own jokes written. I have to change things as I go along, and I have...

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When you speak directly at things and don't say you're going to try to do something or that you hope to do something, the universe will work with you. Think about it this way - a boomerang goes out and comes back to you if you throw it. If you throw ...

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I loved Peter Sellers. I thought he was the perfect mix of physical comedy with out-of-the-box humor. I loved his tone; I loved his physicality; I loved everything about what he was doing as a comedic actor.

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I'm sure back in the Greek days or the Roman Empire days, when guys fought in arenas and were fighting lions, people were talking smack. Every era in history has someone talking smack. No way you can have talent and not proclaim your victory.

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I'm on my version of the protein diet, but there ain't no protein in it. It's a Krispy Kreme doughnut between two Cinnabons. And you soak it overnight in Red Bull. Then you chase it with a Snickers.

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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.

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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking...

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Police blog or entertainment news, it's just good to see your name in print.

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I should be European, man. I'm long and lean. I'd look good in a trench coat.

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Mel Gibson is losing it. I don't know how people still supporting this dude's movies like it's all good. That dude is nuts. All you gotta do is shut him down and don't support any of his movies.

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My life is gardening, cleaning around the house and power washing.

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I can apply myself to the format of 'SNL,' I can apply myself to the format of 'Conan,' but at the same time, I'm still being J. B. Smoove. I'm not changing up my style, I'm not changing up how I think, what's funny to me, my delivery, the way I carr...

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For me, standup will always be some part of my life, and other things will move around and find their place.

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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.

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Author Bio

  • NameJ. B. Smoove
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornDecember 16, 1965
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComedian; Writer; Actor; Screenwriter