Bo Burnham Quotes

Writing will remain a passion project.

Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.

I am a writer. It's like a third arm to me.

For me, writing is just a means to an end. It gives me something to do on stage.

I've always loved writing.

I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes.

I don't like the word 'poetry,' and I don't like poetry readings, and I usually don't like poets. I would much prefer describing myself and what I do as: I'm kind of a curator, and I'm kind of a night-owl reporter.

I love to write. It's my first love.

And writing I think is a gift that you have, the same as acting, in a way.

I enjoy writing. I enjoy that kind of process.

Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.

I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing about craft. I just wanted to become good at the art of something. And writing was very private.

It was only after I began to write fiction that I found a way to connect with painting.

I started performing very young as a salsa dancer, and every time I was on that stage dancing, all I knew was that I wanted to speak. I wanted the music to stop, and I wanted to speak.

Once I started doing stand-up, everything fell into place. That was when I started acting more; I felt like I'd found my place in the business.

I prefer being known for my stand-up because I write it. I love being an actor, and saying other people's words is great. But then, when I do stand-up, I love getting my own point of view out there.

I was very shy and I was very introverted as a kid, but whenever I set foot on stage, I kind of opened up, and I think a lot of kids need an outlet to express their creativity. And a lot of kids are scared to do that if there's not a safe environment for that.

I learn a lot from acting, but it's not my natural way. I can't help but write; I do it all the time. It's a condition of being for me.

Acting is such a huge part of my life. It really allows me to have a creative outlet and to actually be able to have an outlet to discuss openly the things that truly I think are relevant in the world, that make a difference.

I do love writing. It doesn't come to me as readily as I think acting does. I think acting is in my instincts. Writing is a craft that I work very hard at. And I have to train and continue to develop.

I've been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember.

Getting on stage is a bonus, that's my therapy, that's when I can tell stories and it all makes sense.

When I sit down to write, I consider myself an artist.

I suppose I have an active imagination, and writing allows me to live it out.

I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew that there was something inside me that wanted me to tell who I was, and that would have come out even if I didn't want it.