Quotes by Michael Ian Black

I do not go to church. I don’t go to Christian church or Jew church or any other church. I don’t go to church at all. Not ever. A perfect Sunday for me is spent drinking green tea while reading the Sunday New York Times. Yikes! Why don’t I just turn in my Al-Qaeda membership form and call it a day? As if that wasn’t bad enough, not only do I not go to church:I don’t believe in God. How can I say the Pledge of Allegiance if I don’t believe in God? How can I spend our American currency which pledges “In God We Trust?” How can I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, so help me God? Answer: I can’t. It’s a real problem. Don’t get me wrong – I’d like to believe in God. I wish I did, especially if He was the kind of God that thought America was #1. But I don’t, which to many people is the same as not believing in America. Up until recently, I thought those people were lunatics.

All the work that I do, whether or not it ends up being commercially successful or not, feels like the most important thing to me while Im doing it. I try to take something away from every project, and so they all feel like milestones for one reason or another.

I dont watch that much comedy. I think its professional jealousy. That and a lack of support for my community.

The thing that I think is the most important is taking moments to express your appreciation to your partner. A thank you or a quick kiss can go a long way toward affirming your relationship and commitment to each other. Thats not hard to do even when youre juggling insane careers and three kids.

I honestly believe you can never tell if a relationship is going to last. In my own marriage, which is going on 14 years, I dont think of it as Im going to be with this person forever. Instead, I think of more like, Ill probably be with this person for the next six weeks. Then Ill re-evaluate.