James Acaster Quotes

James Acaster
James Acaster
English Comedian
Born: Jan 9, 1985
About Because Funny Me People You
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If you just focus on getting better, and not being the best, you have such a good time. James Acaster
Time Best Good You Better Focus Good Time Getting Getting Better Just Being Being The Best
What if every relationship you've ever been in, is someone slowly figuring out they didn't like you as much as they hoped they would? James Acaster
Relationship You Every Out Hoped Would Slowly Someone Like Been What If Much Figuring Ever
Every year in Edinburgh, I end up waiting behind the curtain about to go on stage, and I have a moment of thinking, 'No one's told me what to do with this show. I've done exactly what I wanted. This is the biggest arts festival in the world, and all these people have shown up. Aren't I lucky?' It really is amazing. James Acaster
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Everyone was wearing jeans, so I started wearing slacks. I'd walk on, and people would laugh before I got to the mic because I looked stupid. James Acaster
People Walk Stupid Before Everyone Laugh Would Wearing Looked Because Got Mic Jeans Started
People like abstract art because it makes them feel clever. James Acaster
Abstract Art Art People Clever Abstract Feel Like Because Makes Them
If a comic laughs at their own jokes, I don't like it. They shouldn't find it funny; they should seriously believe in this stupid thing they're saying. James Acaster
Funny Saying Jokes Seriously Stupid Own Believe Laughs Find Like Stupid Thing Comic Should Thing
Until you get left for Mr. Bean, you don't realise how frequently he pops up. There's a shop two streets from my house that sells masks of his face. There's nowhere where I'm going to go that he's not there. James Acaster
You Face Bean He Masks Until House Frequently How Go His Left Up Sells Get Shop Going Where Realise Pops Nowhere Streets Two
Certain celebs manage to worm their way out of the spotlight, and I won't stand for that. James Acaster
Worm Way Out Spotlight Manage Certain Stand
My parents are very good examples of Christians. They are big on forgiveness. James Acaster
Forgiveness Good Parents Big Examples Very Christians
When you're talking about a really horrible personal thing that happened to you... and it doesn't get laughs... I feel really exposed and like I've overshared with some strangers. James Acaster
You Strangers Laughs Some Horrible About Feel Like Talking Get Personal Happened Personal Thing Really Exposed Thing
I'm great under pressure. James Acaster
Great Pressure
If people leave the house wanting to see a comedian, they want to see someone speak out for themselves and share true stories from their life. James Acaster
Life People Speak Out See Someone Share True Comedian House Leave Want Wanting Stories Themselves
If people are coming to see me because they like what I do on 'Mock the Week,' that's great because they are coming to see me being me. James Acaster
Great Me People See Week Like Because Coming Mock Being
Corduroy hits the sweet spot between jeans and slacks. They're a trouser middleman. James Acaster
Sweet Between Spot Hits Jeans
There's no excuse for panel games, other TV comedy shows, or even live bills to be made up mainly of men. James Acaster
Comedy Made Men Live Other Panel TV No Excuse Mainly Excuse Comedy Shows Up Games Bills Even Shows
I'm almost able to be more honest by lying. By making everything up, I'm able to say what I really want to. James Acaster
Lying Everything Say Able More Almost Making Up Want Really Honest
One of the things I figured out was that I was having good gigs when I wore jumpers. It was because I looked more like an outsider, so they expected me to talk about weird stuff rather than normal stuff. James Acaster
Good Me Out One Of The Things Gigs About Rather Having More Outsider Weird Stuff Like Looked Talk Because Normal Than Expected Wore Figured Things
You can play a gig as a band and not know that they hated you; with standup, after every line, you know. James Acaster
You Band Every Gig Hated Know Line After Standup Play
I definitely want to be as good and original as I can. James Acaster
Good Definitely Want Original
Every comic delves into the personal archive when their imagination runs dry. James Acaster
Every Imagination Runs Dry Comic Personal
I grew up with interesting and funny people. We made our own fun. You had to use your imagination. James Acaster
Funny You People Made Own Imagination Funny People Our Had Up Grew Interesting Use Your Fun
I like touring, and I like stopping off at service stations and driving along motorways. James Acaster
Service Stations Touring Driving Along Like Off Stopping
I know what I want to talk about, but I don't really know what's funny about a joke until I perform it in front of an audience. James Acaster
Funny Joke About Perform Know Talk Until Audience Front Want Really
The Rock was one of my favourite comedy characters growing up, and I still think he is. Mainly because he took himself so seriously by being ridiculous and a buffoon all the time but always took the high status. James Acaster
Time Comedy Seriously Think Took Characters High Status Favourite He Mainly Himself Because Rock Always Still Up Being Ridiculous Growing Growing Up
I never liked wrestling, but I thought The Rock was brilliant, and that is a statement to how funny he is that I'd even watch a show that I didn't like just to see him on it. James Acaster
Funny Brilliant Thought Statement See Wrestling Never He Like Liked Him Rock How Just Show Even Watch
There's not many comedy characters that make me laugh as much as The Rock does; it's nice to have a big muscly guy being funny and stupid. James Acaster
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