Quotes by Sarah Silverman

About Sarah Silverman:

Sarah Kate Silverman is an American stand-up comedian, writer, producer, actress, voice actress and singer. Her satirical comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics, such as racism, sexism and religion, having her comic character endorse them in an ironic fashion.
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In terms of television and movies, I've been really interested in seeing the partnership of comedy and beauty and heart. I think they can go together really well and really thoughtfully. But, I'm a total one-hour drama addict. I think when you're a c...

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I tend to be more arrogant on stage. Far more ignorant. I sometimes say what I think and sometimes say the opposite of what I think and the lines get blurred, but I can only hope that some kind of absolute power transcends.

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Some people say my humor focuses too much on stereotypes. It doesn't. It focuses on facts.

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And then before going back for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to arts and sciences, and my dad cut a deal with me: He said if I'd quit school he'd pay my rent for the next three years, as if I were in school.

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My dad loves to be talked about, good or bad. He just loves it. He's not even hearing the content, he's just hearing him. When I'm onstage, he's looking at the audience members and can't believe that there are strangers listening to me, and he's just...

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I have very vivid dreams - almost always action-adventure. I'm often on the run. I've always had dreams. When I was little, I'd go to sleep with my head on my hands, which were in fists like I was looking through a camera. I felt like sleep was the m...

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What are the chances there is a God, really?

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They've got great parents; I'm just trying to be the fun uncle.

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I have no religion, but I can't escape being extremely Jewish ethnically - that is, culturally. In other words, I'm not religious, but I worry and I'm neurotic. And I'm very good with money.

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Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.

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I just think of myself as a comedian, really. I mean, I talk about being Jewish a lot. It's funny because I do think of myself as Jewish ethnically, but I'm not religious at all. I have no religion.

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I think maybe I became funny because as a kid, I was a Jew in a town of no Jews, and being funny just instinctively came about as a way to put people at ease around me.

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If you are truly offended by an 80-year-old man saying you're not funny, then you're probably not funny.

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But I think you can make fun of anything as long as it's funny enough.

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I mean, I talk about being Jewish a lot. It's funny because I do think of myself as Jewish ethnically, but I'm not religious at all. I have no religion.

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Men like to squash you. I just want someone who's happy with himself, happy with his life. He doesn't have to squash mine.

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My comedy notebooks are filled with random journal entries. It's all the same. I can look back on old joke notebooks, and know exactly what was going on in my life.

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I'm doing a lot of stand-up, but not like when you're living in New York and you can do three sets a night and it's your life, and you sleep all day and you wake up and you eat with a bunch of other comics and then get ready for the night.

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I can't believe how much time has passed. The first time I did stand-up I was 17, and I was really a stand-up once I was 19 in New York, and now I'm 41, and I still feel like I haven't found myself onstage.

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The first time I did stand-up was the summer I was 17.

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By the time I would have graduated, at 22, I was a writer and featured performer on Saturday Night Live.

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Author Bio

  • NameSarah Silverman
  • DescriptionAmerican comedian and actress
  • BornDecember 1, 1970
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Comedian; Singer; Voice Actor