Quotes by T. J. Miller

By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.

I would say that awards are for children. Because children need a tangible representation of their achievement. And as adults, you have to settle for the respect and admiration of your peers.

Guardians of the Galaxy is tongue-in-cheek and has a sense of humor about itself. But its nothing like Deadpool. Deadpool is this super-bizarre thing. The best thing about it is that its R-rated.

I wouldnt want to be Superman. Batman would be cool. But the one Ive always wanted to play is the Joker. There is a maniacal and dangerous side to me.

When you spend such a large portion of your life working - and its not fun, and youre worried about getting sued or fired for saying the wrong thing or for acting crazy at a work party - then what has work done to America? Thats the impetus to have a huge office Christmas party.

Im always so amazed by which performances work really, really well and which ones dont. But I think its just mostly, Shes Out Of My League, so many people saw that movie on DVD and on the plane. Just millions of people saw that movie. Thats the reason Im somewhat famous.

When I was in high school, I was doing all the plays. My drama teacher, Melody Duggan, was the one one who first made me do stand-up. Shes the origin of the whole thing; its all her. In high school in Denver, that was kind of the beginning of it all.

Its much better to wreak havoc on a show and be a maniac than promote myself. Plugs and anecdotes arent really in line with my beliefs. Besides, if someone sees me on a morning show and thinks, Thats not funny; this guy is crazy, then I dont want them to come to the show anyway.

Life is hard. Not great. Kind of tragic.

We try and reflect that theres a lot of optimism, theres a lot of positive things that are happening in Silicon Valley.

When you get into a car, and theres trash, or its dirty, or one of the hubcaps is off, youre like, Come on, dude. Every woman likes the confidence and self-respect that says, I get oil changes. I look after my vehicle. Thats what I recommend: Act like you dont care, but take care of your body.