T. J. Miller Quotes
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I was the Head Boy of East High School in 1999. I represent 303 - the area code, not the band - Mile High, until I die. I'm 31, a comedian; I juggle, but I don't glove it. I think waxed mustaches run a very thin line between hipster and 1800s barkeep.
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Life is hard. Not great. Kind of tragic.
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I actually prefer Twitter as a medium, and I also got into Periscope for a second, but I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it. I can't figure out if the only important thing about it is the live broadcast, or if it's an interesting kind of way to log what you do.
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I wouldn't want to be Superman. Batman would be cool. But the one I've always wanted to play is the Joker. There is a maniacal and dangerous side to me.
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Mike Judge usually receives underwhelming acclaim for his movies when they come out; it takes a while for people to catch up.
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It is good to connect to someone who reminds you that you have some real authenticity.
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I do believe that in the future there will be a movie called 'Deadpool vs. Wolverine'.
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I think I'm just a comedian who's a pretty good con man, and I don't see that changing any time soon.
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Everybody asks me what it was like to be in my underwear for my network television debut.
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'Silicon Valley' is a great show. It might be the best comedy on television. And if the Academy feels I have stood out to the point of deserving an award, I won't pawn it.
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Effective satire has to be almost identical to the subject that it is skewering.
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By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.
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Comedy gives you a shot of euphoria that distracts you from everything that's awful.
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To be honest, I would never have imagined myself acting on a sitcom that I didn't write.
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I don't know that I would host the Golden Globes or the Emmys because I don't think they have the appreciation for irreverence that the Critics Choice does.
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When you spend such a large portion of your life working - and it's not fun, and you're worried about getting sued or fired for saying the wrong thing or for acting crazy at a work party - then what has work done to America? That's the impetus to have a huge office Christmas party.
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Is it possible to have negative self-awareness?
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I'm not, like, an action-hero guy.
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Mike Judge is my Jonathan Swift, and I say that because I don't know any other satirists. But the problem with satire is that it's so easily misinterpreted.
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It's much better to wreak havoc on a show and be a maniac than promote myself. Plugs and anecdotes aren't really in line with my beliefs. Besides, if someone sees me on a morning show and thinks, 'That's not funny; this guy is crazy,' then I don't want them to come to the show anyway.
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I do like the idea of being an auteur in the sense of writing and being in your own stuff.
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I like when people don't know what to expect.
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There's sketch, improv, writing, acting, music, and badminton. Those are the seven forms of comedy.
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Yogi Bear was a real moment in my life. Post-Yogi Bear: don't drink as much. Pre-Yogi Bear: like to drink much.