Fat jokes to me are always, always hilarious, as long as they're done towards yourself.
Zach GalifianakisWhen you're doing standup you're kind of doing, "Hey. I thought of this. This may be funny.
Zach GalifianakisYou're not supposed to be accepting trophies. You're supposed to be in the back being mad that people are getting trophies.
Zach GalifianakisIt's not good for comedy to be like, 'Thanks for liking me'. Being popular is poison.
Zach GalifianakisWhen I do stand-up for a long time, I'll get burned out, then I'll get an acting gig. For me, the grass is always greener. I'd like to do a mixture of all of it. My goal is just to do small movies that I've written. That's what I'm trying to do now, just write smaller movies.
Zach GalifianakisThere's more to life than being an actor in a Hollywood movie. I'm not going to adapt my life after that existence, where a lot of people do. And they get the publicist, and they get all that stuff, and it becomes them. I think it's a stupid way to live your life. A really dumb way to live your life.
Zach Galifianakis