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Judah Friedlander Quotes

I’ve been doing stand-up since ’89.

– Judah Friedlander

In Manhattan, I often do two or three or more shows a night, so I’m always working on new material.

– Judah Friedlander

I never really planned on doing a television series.

– Judah Friedlander

I’m a massive Steven Seagal fan. I know his movies are horrible, but I’ve watched all of them over and over again. I’d want to do a movie with him and Van Damme.

– Judah Friedlander

I became a wrestling fan in college. So, I was more of a wrestling fan as an adult than when I was a little kid.

– Judah Friedlander

I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for ’30 Rock’. Some people think we’re old friends from ‘Second City’ days. I had always been a fan of Tina’s. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom.

– Judah Friedlander

Soccer and ping-pong are my two favorite sports to play.

– Judah Friedlander

Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most.

– Judah Friedlander

When I’m not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I’m usually doing stand-up shows every night – usually a few shows a night at different clubs in the city.

– Judah Friedlander

Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up, often several shows in a night.

– Judah Friedlander

I’d like to work with John Waters. I grew up in Maryland, so I’m a huge Waters fan.

– Judah Friedlander

Valentine’s Day is definitely one of those days where it’s either awesome or it’s a downer.

– Judah Friedlander

I’ve been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It’s my home base. But I’m into doing comedy in all mediums, platforms and situations.

– Judah Friedlander

I’m an extra dark black belt in ping pong.

– Judah Friedlander

I had one girl send me an e-mail saying she wants to go out with me, but it’s like a two-pronged deal because she wants to blog the date. And I’m like, No! I don’t want to be on a reality show.

– Judah Friedlander

I never got into things to be famous. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes it’s annoying.

– Judah Friedlander

Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I’m serious.

– Judah Friedlander

I am the greatest marital artist in the world.

– Judah Friedlander

I watch a movie or a T.V. show or whatever; if it’s good, I like to watch it more than once, and it’s always fun to catch something you didn’t see initially.

– Judah Friedlander

I need to get a wife. But it’s hard, you know, it’s hard to find a girl you can trust. Some of these girls, they want to go out with you so they can blog about you.

– Judah Friedlander

Sometimes ’30 Rock’ was a struggle because I’d be doing the show and still be doing stand-up full-time.

– Judah Friedlander

Let’s say there was a fat guy heckling me. I would rip him to shreds, but I would never go for the obvious, never talk about how he’s fat or anything.

– Judah Friedlander

Before I started doing ’30 Rock’, I did about 25 movies. I’d always been doing stand-up every night, and then I would do, like, two to four movies a year. So I really liked doing that, and I want to get back to that, but because of the time commitment to ’30 Rock’, there’s not much time to do that stuff.

– Judah Friedlander

My act’s not heavy on pop culture or stories, just lots of jokes.

– Judah Friedlander

No, don’t learn at karate schools. They overcharge you for karate uniforms. They make you pay, like, fifty or seventy-five bucks just for a karate uniform, and you don’t wear a uniform in everyday life, so why train in one? Most fights take place outdoors, not inside with perfect lighting and mats.

– Judah Friedlander