If people tell me something is impossible, I just want to prove that. I want to know that that's for certain. I don't want to not do something because someone says I can't.
Chris GethardYou need an immense amount of luck and perseverance to even be on the playing field for success on a grand scale.
Chris GethardEven the prettiest performers and even the most handsome performers, when they get that opportunity, they still need to step up to the plate and deliver.
Chris GethardWhen young comedians ask me for advice that's the one thing I always say is if they're improvisers I'm like do improv, don't make that your sole thing. And at the end of the day when you do your best work you also just kinda, by definition flush it down the toilet and never do it again.
Chris GethardMany comedians - both male and female - do have an "I will never date another comedian" rule.
Chris GethardThe Internet seems like a safe house for the opposite mentality, for cynics and for jerks and for people who want to lash out. And it's a valid thing. It's a valid forum and I'm not going say that they aren't valid feelings. But it's sad. Considering the potential that something like the Internet, that connects so many people, has for good. I think it's sad that it's used so often for nothing but unfounded, overzealous negativity.
Chris Gethard