Aziz Ansari Quotes

I don't feel nervous or fearful when I'm on stage.

See, I'm totally fearless. I got my chops in the most, like, dangerous comedy atmosphere. If you can make it in New York, you can really do stand-up anywhere.

One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.

When I'm doing stand-up, it's just me depending on me. I know how to go out there and make people laugh. I've been doing it since I was a teenager. I trust my instincts. I just go out and talk. A lot of the time I let the material come from the top of my head.

I learned as a young man that I don't write jokes, but that I can deliver more mundane material and get a laugh. I call myself a humorist.

You don't look down at your feet. A lot of comedians want to look down at their feet, but you break contact with the audience.

It was important to me to be cool as a comedian. I didn't want to be a crowd-pleaser who sent out the vibe of, "I need you guys." I wanted to be so cool that the audience could leave and I would still be killing, that I didn't want to have to rely on them or need them. That really appealed to me.

Speaking for myself, I try to go out there on the stage and make jokes with people, so I'm not really thinking about the impact anything I have. If it does resonate with people, that's really great.

In comedy you feel you need to go back to the theatre every now and again, you feel you need to go back to an audience every now and again to see if you're still getting your craft right, making people laugh at the moments you think they should and that sort of thing.

If you are truly fearless as a performer, than you don't fear kids or dogs.

Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.

I think anybody in front of a crowd is a comedian.

If you're a stand-up, you're more or less yourself.

I'm much more of a risk taker. I'm more fearless now than when I was 18. I was much more self-aware and I cared too much about what people thought of me and now I really don't. I probably should.

I regret nothing and fear less.

Courage is exhilarating.

Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.

There was just no fear in her.

The whole idea of comedy, there is nothing normal about going up on stage to make strangers laugh. But I'm also not an exhibitionist like other comics. I'm not up there talking about masturbating.

The more fearless we are in our personal lives, the more of that spirit we'll bring to changing our world.

I'm a comedian and there are a lot of things I'm still learning. I love one liners because I love smart jokes. I also don't like complaining about society or whining about my life on stage.

I knew already when I was seven years old, that I wanted to be on stage and entertain people. I sell laughs. Here, you got one for free!

I'm not a comedy writer, I'm a comedian, so I only write stuff that I would want to say.

I would describe a hero as a person who has no fear of life, who can face life squarely.

There is Someone dancing with you, and you are not afraid of making mistakes.