When I started stand-up, the people I admired most were the people who were the most themselves onstage. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
We all forget that when a TV network says, ‘Look, we’re broke,’ it means that they’re not making as much money as they would like to be making. They’re still making millions and millions of dollars – they’re just not making billions and billions of dollars. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
It’s great to work with friends. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t, but everybody goes into it knowing that. Like, ‘We might be really good friends, but we might be terrible collaborators.’ Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
TV jobs that I’ve had in the past, one of the side effects that is so wonderful is that it gives you a sense of normalcy because you’re going to the same place every day, and you sleep in your own bed at night. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
If written with enough care and thoughtfulness, a joke can make you laugh at a belief you hold dear. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
The first time I did Cake Boss or Ice-T or Andrew Lloyd Webber was on ‘Best Week Ever.’ Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
I think that a lot of times Mr. Peanutbutter is absolutely speaking directly to the audience and saying basic, human truths that we need to hear. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
You can find nice clothes that suit your style at any number of places – Goodwill, Salvation Army, stores like that. They’re all over the place. If you put in the time, you can find good stuff at decent prices. Paul F. Tompkins Read Quote
