Moshe Kasher Quotes

If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of you when you do that.

I think comedy stems from being honest, often painfully so. I hope I can achieve that perspective in my own life and also have fun.

I primarily have had my career in comedy, and that is something that I have never been too concerned about because I know there is really no room for vanity in comedy. Comedy comes from pain and it is a lot easier to empathize with somebody who is out of shape.

Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done.

Everyone has at least one story, and each of us is funny if we admit it. You have to admit you're the funniest person you've ever heard of.

To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I've never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it.

I'm all about showing people that I'm a little messed up, I have a lot of the same problems you have. By exposing myself and putting myself out there, people can relate to me and my act won't grow stale. I mean, nobody wants to hear a comedian say, 'Life is great.'

When I think of myself, I'm definitely... I'm not like a comedian.

Sure, I am funny and have a good sense of humor. Mostly, though, I just tell the truth. The internal dialogue people have in their heads - I just write it.

To be honest with my music... for me to expect anyone to connect it has to come from a place of honesty.

I think my music is so personal that it lets people in. And they identify with me more because of that, you know, so it's like my story; it's who I am as a person.

I'm not an actor, really. I can play myself pretty well.

I realized that there's this fine line between being personal and being general and being alienating.

I want everyone who's listening to know who I am and not just see me as this singer. I want them to feel connected to my story.

I've talked with friends about this: when you write about yourself, that's what people connect to. When you write a sermon or a lesson, that may not reach people. I've learned a lot from people who have been writing about themselves.

If I was a very stable person, I would not have to do comedy. Nobody would have to listen to me.

If you had to say in one sentence what being Jewish means, it is being able to make fun of yourself Jewishly.

When I put my first project out ages ago, I didn't want to show anyone my emotions. Now I think it's better for people to understand how I am as a person and let them relate.

It's occurred to me I need to laugh at myself more, and that I don't need to be some sad folk singer all the time. I don't want to be the queen of pain.

Comedy's about opening up and being unique, but to a point where the audience can relate to what you're saying.

I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that.

People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point.

You can film me 24 hours a day and you'll get a very accurate picture of who I am. You see the funny side, I work hard, and I try to be honest and just call it how it is.

Sometimes the best way to make 'em laugh is to show 'em how you honestly feel.

I was fooling everyone by surrounding myself with funny people. But then I put myself out there - writing my own sketches, going on stage with nobody surrounding me - and for some reason people were still laughing.