Jay Baruchel Quotes

Canada, Actor
April 9, 1982

Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (/ˈbæruːʃɛl/; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He played Josh Greenberg in the FXX comedy television series Man Seeking Woman and played the lead character in Judd Apatow's comedy series, Undeclared. He is known for his voice role as Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies such as Knocked Up, Tropic Thunder, Fanboys, She's Out of My League, Goon, This Is the End and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Also known as Screenwriter

I am a proud Montrealer. Jobs will take me where they take me, but nothing will ever be able to convince me to leave my home.

Jay Baruchel
- Home
- Proud
If it were up to me, every job would be somewhere in Canada.

Jay Baruchel
- Up
- Job

The hockey I was raised on, the hockey I understand, the hockey that my dad taught me about when I was a boy was intrinsically connected with fighting. I grew up in a house where we revered tough guys.

Jay Baruchel
- Up
- House
- Dad
Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.

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- Believe
- Long
I have a maple leaf tattoo over my heart, quite literally, and my two favorite things on Earth are being in Canada and making movies.

Jay Baruchel
- Heart
- Earth
- Tattoo
I like writing strong women, because as a straight male, there's nothing more attractive to me than a strong girl.

Jay Baruchel
- Writing
- Women
- Strong
I'm a massive movie nerd. That being said, I could retire tomorrow because I wrote this movie 'Goon' and it came out, and it connected and it's a wonderful flick that I think is beautiful and then it had this wonderful life and it means a lot to a lot of people.

Jay Baruchel
- People
- Life
- Movie
For every big American movie I've done where I was the supporting guy, I've gone back home to Canada to do supporting movies where I was the lead.

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- Done
- Home
- American

I think sports makes for good drama because it has all the same ingredients as anything worth reading or listening to or watching. Conflict, desire, heartbreak - it's all there.

Jay Baruchel
- Good
- Reading
- Desire
No one has a resume that they are 100% comfortable with, nor does anyone have a life that they are 100% comfortable with.

Jay Baruchel
- Life
I enjoy acting, and it's given me a ton of happiness and it's affected my life and my family's lives in ways that we just can't imagine.

Jay Baruchel
- Life
- Family
There's a chunk of myself in every part I play.

Jay Baruchel
You grow up skinny in Canada; in working-class Montreal, you're definitely the underdog.

Jay Baruchel
- Up
Montreal is a great town. There's equal parts blue-collar town.

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- Great
- Blue