I went to drama school for four years at Carnegie Mellon, conservatory training before television comedy. I was doing Shakespeare and Chekov plays. It’s about delivering on the promise of a $100,000 education and taking the shackles off and trying the hand at my craft. I’m thrilled with what I’ve seen so far. Josh Gad Read Quote
One of my top 10 favorite movies of all time was ‘South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.’ ‘Team America’ is a work of genius to me. Josh Gad Read Quote
I was like a Borscht Belt comedian trapped in the body of a 6-year-old. I was channeling Jackie Mason at 7. Josh Gad Read Quote
I don’t know if I’d call myself a prodigy, but I was a big forensics competitor in high school, and then during college I spent some time working at speech and debate camps as a coach. Josh Gad Read Quote
Acting comes natural to me. What I do enjoy is meeting people that I’ve idolized for years. I mean, I was talking about bringing up a child with Edie Falco yesterday. Josh Gad Read Quote
My idol growing up was Charlie Chaplin. I was obsessed with him. I mean, while other kids were watching Jim Carrey and the likes in the ’90s, I was watching Charlie Chaplin films, because I was a bit of a geek. I became obsessed with this idea of physical comedy. Josh Gad Read Quote
I feel like Jim Carrey is probably the closest thing to a true physical comedian that we have working today. Josh Gad Read Quote
Religion is interesting because it brings out the best and the worst in humanity. It can be a source of good deeds, whether it’s people from different spiritual backgrounds coming together to help other people in need after a crisis. But it’s also a cause for war and bloodshed. Josh Gad Read Quote
Melissa McCarthy just opened this new movie, ‘Identity Thief,’ and Rex Reed, who’s a known critic, wrote a scathing commentary on her weight. I think that weight designation is one of the last frontiers of bullying. I don’t know what the right ‘ism’ for it is, but I think that there’s a level of that that’s happening that’s certainly not okay. Josh Gad Read Quote
