Corporations have free speech, but they can't speak like you and me. They don't have mouths or hands.
Stephen ColbertI just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law.
Stephen ColbertI didn't realize quite how liberal I was until I was asked to make passionate comedic choices as opposed to necessarily successful comedic choices.
Stephen ColbertI must confess that I've never trusted the Web. I've always seen it as a coward's tool. Where does it live? How do you hold it personally responsible? Can you put a distributed network of fiber-optic cable "on notice"? And is it male or female? In other words, can I challenge it to a fight?
Stephen ColbertAnd if you love only yourself, you will serve only yourself. And you will have only yourself.
Stephen ColbertImprovisation in general is good, and improvising material into themes, turning the material into something codified and repeatable, taught me scenic structure and dramatic gambits that work and things that are appealing both as a performer and an audience member, like you know, what does "want" really mean in a scene, and how do you achieve your want, and how is that expressed, and how do you achieve closure? Those are all things that I learned performing at the cabaret after just doing the same scenes over and over and over again over the years, with my own ability to change.
Stephen Colbert