Jimmy Fallon Quotes
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I wanted to be the next Dana Carvey. This was my ultimate goal. If I ever cut into a birthday cake and made a wish, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I threw a coin into a fountain, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I saw a shooting star, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.'
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Everyone looks so much better when they smile.
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I like being absurd. Being silly.
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In New York, there are so many potholes, they're like craters on the moon. That's another traffic thing.
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I can watch an episode of Jerry Seinfeld, and by the end, I'm just walking around my house, you know, talking like Jerry Seinfeld. 'What is that? What are you doing? Who is it? What's going' - you know, I just had that thing, when I grew up, I'd just start talking like people. You know, I always had that.
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Actually, it's tough, because he's not really screwing up. He seems to be doing a good job, but we're there just in case - the first time he does anything.
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When I was a kid, you would tune in to 'The Tonight Show' before you went to sleep. Johnny Carson. A big treat. I know it's a privilege of mine to be able to be in people's homes. So I hope I make everyone proud, including my parents, and do a good job in this.
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I don't like to kick people when they're down. I like to kick people when they're up.
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Thank you, horseradish, for being neither a radish nor a horse. What you are is a liar food.
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Anything I learned was just work hard, just keep working and don't worry about the outside stuff. Whatever happens will happen.
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I just really don't like being the center of attention that much. It's kind of ironic.
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'Moldova: Yes or No?' That's a great app, and we actually used the geo-locator on your phone, so if you are in Moldova, it will say 'Yes, you're in Moldova.' I'm so excited. People need that. That's the whole point. The whole reason you buy a $500 phone is to see if you are... in Moldova. Or not.
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Sometimes in a movie, the lines are so perfect.
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I had a gun and I had to run and shoot, which is not easy.
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Thank you... fat dude with giant headphones on the subway, for looking like what would've happened if Jabba the Hutt mated with Princess Leia.
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If people want to see you, they'll find you. If they don't see you on TV, they'll find you on the Internet.
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Thank you... adjustable baseball caps with no logo on the front and mesh netting in the back, for being a great way to say, 'Hi, I'm over 80 years old.'
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The running across the field thing, that was the first scene we shot in the movie. We asked the audience to stay for the scene, and 37,000 people stayed.
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Listening is more important than talking. Just hit your mark and believe what you say. Just listen to people and react to what they are saying.
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I wanted to be a Priest at one point. I was pretty religious. I was an altar boy, and I was good at it. Then, I started meeting girls and I'm like 'You know, maybe I shouldn't be a Priest.'
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Politics is pop. Our job as comedians - especially me, as a late-night talk show, which is a broader audience - is to amplify what we think America is thinking.
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I sing in the car if I'm in LA, because you're like soundproofed.
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I'd do entire music videos in my bedroom, where I used to stand in front of my television memorizing the moves to Michael Jackson's 'Beat It.'
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You only think of the best comeback when you leave.