Baron Vaughn Quotes

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

I always wanted to be a comedian.

I guess in my house when I was growing up, I was comfortable trying to be funny. And my dad, of course, it bugged him sometimes. He was trying to rest, and I was constantly trying to say something stupid to get a reaction. But I like doing these movies. You can do it in front of the camera and then it's over. I don't have to worry about being in front of too many people.

I love doing comedy, I really do. It was perhaps my first love. And I think, as an actor, you're young and you do school plays and the reason you go 'I might do more of this' is because you make people laugh in a school play. You don't go and do Hamlet when you're nine and go: "I feel people were really moved out there!" You do a silly voice and everyone laughs and you go: "Ooh, that feels quite nice. I might make a life out of this!"

I'm an actor who loves doing comedy.

I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.

The comedian just wants to get a laugh.

I started comedy in, like, 1998.

I really want to do comedy.

I'm used to sort of improvising a lot when I do my comedies.

I've always loved comedy and growing up it was the comedies that I really responded to. So I don't know how it turned out that once I started acting that I started getting a certain kind of role, that I never saw myself as growing up, so I really love when I get an opportunity to play a [comedian] role.

I didn't really get into comedy until a couple months before I started doing comedy.

I'd love to do comedy. I'd probably have to get my laughing fits in check, because generally if I've done comedy, I'm usually the straight character that plays against the very obviously funny character, so that's really hard when the person is really hilarious.

I thought she was the funniest woman, and I believed being a comedian was the most exciting thing you could be.

I love comedy. I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way. I did a lot of acting, funnily enough, unprofessionally, as a kid. From when I was 10 years old until I was about 19, I was always doing little sketches with my friends, and doing different accents and voices. Probably about 3/4 of those were comedic, in some way, and the other 1/4 was more serious stuff or more action or more dramatic little pieces that I would make. But, I tend to lean towards comedy.

I've always been a big fan of comedy and sketch comedy, and I like to laugh, but you can't just be funny. You do have to work at it, and you have to try to know what your role is and when you can insert humor, or when it's best not to.

Stand-up comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you can work toward.

All of my life doing interviews, comedy has been my favorite thing, comedians are my favorite people.

The whole thing about working in front of the camera is to make people laugh when they're not supposed to.

I'd like to keep exploring comedy. I didn't necessarily think of myself as a comedic actress, but it's a lot of fun.

I'm traveling the world, ripping rooms apart with my stupendous comedy.

Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

I did sketch comedy for years. I've always enjoyed it.

It's good to be funny when you are a comedian.

I think right now is the best time for stand-up, ever. I sincerely do.