Aries Spears Quotes

United States, Comedian
April 3, 1975

Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice artist from New York City. Spears was a regular on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv, appearing in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving cast member on the show behind Michael McDonald. In 2011, he released a special called Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling.

Also known as Actor, Voice Actor

I never wanted to limit myself to just impressions. I wanted to branch out and develop other parts of my game.

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- Game
That's where the money is, on the road.

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- Money
- Road

There's got to be structure and great comedy. When you start with that, everything else falls into place.

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- Great
- Comedy
The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find the exaggeration in those things.

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- Trying
- Everyday
Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities.

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- Comedy
The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud and stand up - because that's all you.

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- People
- Up
- Connection
To sustain longevity, you have to evolve.

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I think Chappelle set the bar when he came out with his show. To be as great as him or greater you have to push it a little further - as long as there's substance in terms of the material.

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- Great
- Long

I'm from the streets of New York. I know what tough talk sounds like.

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Because it's uncensored cable, I think we'll be able to do the kind of sketch comedy that really hasn't been seen before. We can actually finish jokes.

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- Comedy