Scotland is a much lighter and more fun place than I thought it was. I was miserable when I was there. But it wasn’t Scotland’s fault. It was my circumstances. I was – I hate to say the word humbled – but that’s what it felt like. I was wrong about this place. This is a great place full of very fun people. – Craig Ferguson
A friend of mine that I was in a band with started me on Kafka, which in turn led to Camus and Sartre. – Craig Ferguson
I’ve been running my whole life. Running into bars, running around the world. But when you have a child, you can’t run. That was a revelation. – Craig Ferguson
For me, comedy should have a certain amount of joy in it. It should be about attacking the powerful – the politicians, the Trumps, the blowhards – going after them. We shouldn’t be attacking the vulnerable. – Craig Ferguson
I do a show. It comes on late at night on TV. And if that means I’m a late-night talk show host, then I guess I am, but in every other regard I resign my commission, I don’t care for it. – Craig Ferguson
I don’t know now if I’m funny. I just keep talking and hope that I hit something that’s funny. – Craig Ferguson
I don’t see my show as a stepping stone to something else like some people, who get a job then have a foot out the door looking for their next job. – Craig Ferguson
I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think: ‘Wait a minute – if I can stop doing this, what are the possibilities?’ And slowly it dawned on me that it was maybe worth the risk. – Craig Ferguson
I remember talking to someone early on after I was sober about how I suddenly felt awkward at parties. They said, ‘Well, you’re supposed to. Everyone feels awkward at parties.’ It’s an appropriate feeling to feel. – Craig Ferguson
I think sometimes that people think brave means not being afraid, which of course it doesn’t mean that at all. It means that you’re afraid, but you move past that and do it anyway, do what you think is right. – Craig Ferguson
I dropped out of high school when I was 16, after I had a huge argument with my English teacher over the meaning of the word ‘existentialism.’ – Craig Ferguson
I am reasonably happy. I didn’t find Jesus or anything like that. Part of it is that I just feel that I could go home. I did not feel like that for a long time, but I could go back now. – Craig Ferguson
When I went out on tour as Bing Hitler I would hook up with Lenny and we’d get drunk together. He was always very supportive. He was a big star and a lot of what he said to me had power and impact. Apart from that, I just like him. – Craig Ferguson
Is it really that important? It’s just television, for God’s sake. It’s not medicine or something. – Craig Ferguson
I’m reading a book, because I’m brainy. No, it is a book – if you don’t know, it is like a blog except bigger. – Craig Ferguson
I’ve started looking at my own father a bit funny. He assures me, though, that I really am the son of a Scottish postman. – Craig Ferguson
The wedding took place in Vermont, where they have legalized gay civil unions, and I married a woman. – Craig Ferguson
Why do people do things that they fear? It may be that the fear contains information. Something can be interesting if you get to the other side of that fear. – Craig Ferguson
I think comedy comes more from a low sense of self-esteem, and I certainly have that. – Craig Ferguson
