Best quotes by Brett Gelman on People

Checkout quotes by Brett Gelman on People

  • I've never gone to a bachelor party, where I didn't, no matter how much I loved the people there, hate them so much for their disgusting behavior.
    - Brett Gelman
  • As far as making people feel less depressed, that, in and of itself, is a political act.
    - Brett Gelman
  • Really go out of your way to hire women, people of color, homosexuals, transgendered people - go out of your way to hire them.
    - Brett Gelman
  • A lot of times, comedic actors are discriminated against. People just assume they can't do something other than what they do, rather than thinking, 'Oh, wait - doing what they do normally is really hard.'
    - Brett Gelman
  • We live in a country whose government and many of its people support white supremacy and disintegration of basic human rights.
    - Brett Gelman
  • I think that's something that people don't realize enough about when they get into comedy - it's not just about sitting back and observing and saying something funny.
    - Brett Gelman
  • I'm an actor, and I want to play flawed characters, and I'm a writer that wants to write flawed characters, trying to let something out and hoping people relate through that or have fun experiencing the story.
    - Brett Gelman
  • I like to challenge the audience. I want people to feel discomfort.
    - Brett Gelman
  • I hate it when I see people texting at a show. And talking to each other. They're at a performance; they should respect the performer.
    - Brett Gelman
  • 'Dinner' is completely scripted. There are some improv elements, but I'm not interested in pranking people. It's more like a play than standup.
    - Brett Gelman
  • I think some people watch 'Raging Bull,' or they watch 'The Piano Teacher,' and I think they're more, maybe, able to process an antihero in a dramatic context, where people more want comedy to take care of them. But that's not really taking care of people. That's just providing escape, which sometimes is necessary.
    - Brett Gelman