There are some people who know who I am but there are a lot of people that have no idea who I am - which is not to say that that's a bad thing.
Jim GaffiganI used to have to do readings in church, and it was terrifying. I would never have my glasses. The words are printed so small even Superman would be nervous. And youโre reading from the Bible. Itโs not like you can just make something up and improvise. โA reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians. Uhhh. Dear Corinthians, โฆ How was your weekend? Sure is hot here. Uh, tell Jesus โHey.โ This is the word of the Lord.
Jim GaffiganI am single, I don't drink. It's kind of hard to get a woman buzzed when you don't drink. You'll be like, "Yeah, I'll have a glass of water, you want a shot of Jรคger? You want eight of 'em?"
Jim GaffiganYou're on stage and because stand-up comedy is one of the few meritocracies in the entertainment industry, there's some kind of - at least for me, there's some kind of idea of control.
Jim GaffiganI love my career, but I feel like you've got to babysit a lot of aspects of things. Assuming that things will be handled properly is just naive. But I think that's anyone's life, right? Even if you're running a construction site, it doesn't matter if you've been doing it for 20 years, you're still going to be blindsided by someone's incompetence or indifference.
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