Quotes by Jordan Peele

About Jordan Peele:

Jordan Haworth Peele is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his five seasons as a cast member on MADtv. In 2014, he also starred in the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo.
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Obama was the best thing for black nerds everywhere. Finally we had a role model. Before Obama, we basically had Urkel.

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I was raised that emotion was a good thing.

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As kids, there's somehow the fear that these bullies can end your life if they want to. Everything is blown up, and occasionally that kind of awful thing does happen.

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It's a no-win situation with politics; it's always going to be stressful. I'm more into the comedy of life.

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You never want to be the whitest-sounding black guy in a room.

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I didn't know my father very well; I only met him a few times.

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Any time I claimed to be white, that would be unacceptable. It just doesn't make sense in people's minds. If I'm white, how can I walk through a department store and still have people scared that I'm going to rob them? Which, that can still happen.

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Nobody wants to see sketch comedy that's the same sketch they've seen time and time again, or that's just a rehash of that thing.

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You can track elections by who was playing that president on 'SNL' at that time. There's the theory that the more likable or charismatic impression would help get the president elected.

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Author Bio

  • NameJordan Peele
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornFebruary 21, 1979
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Screenwriter