“I hated the pace of my career at the time, because I’m super fucking impatient, but fast fame would be hard to handle. […] People who get famous very quickly can’t deal with the plethora (is that a word?) of shit that comes their way.” – pg. 49
“Looking back I realize everything happened for a reason, but you could not tell me that then.” – pg. 70
“They laughed and then one said, mostly to his buddy, ‘If I ever wake up the day after a gig and there’s money in my pocket I know I did something wrong.’ They both cracked up at this. I’m not sure why I remember that exchange so vividly, but it stuck with me. Those guys were just doing gigs to tread water. […] I wanted a life out of it.” – pg. 72
“I’m just as competitive as the next guy, but if you handle competition like a dick, you’ll end up ruining your career and your friendships.” – pg. 130
“I do try to be valuable. I try to bring whatever I can to the table. I want whatever project I’m on to do well.” – pg. 150
“When people are better than you don’t be jealous. Respect it and use it to drive yourself to be better.” – pg. 150
“Throwaway jokes like that are important. They don’t get huge laughs but they’re nice texture and they carry the style of your humor across. […] Those are my favorite kinds of jokes, the ones that pay off the tenth time you see the film.” – pg. 169
“People forget that making a shitty movie is just as hard as making a good one.” – pg. 170
“Taking things too far was the thing that made him Chris [Farley]. but it was also the thing that took him away in the end. I miss the guy every day.” – pg. 177
“Supposedly when someone asked [George Clooney], ‘Why aren’t you married? Aren’t you afraid of being lonely?’ he replied, ‘The loneliest I’ve ever been was when I was married.'” – pg. 210
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