I remember talking to comedian Jimmy Pardo about his experience waiting to hear about his own pilot, and we both agreed on one thing: When you can’t control your showbiz fate, you can at least control the amount of ice cream you’re eating. And if you’re like us, it was a lot. Pete Holmes Read Quote
The world is so mysterious, and there’s so many social interactions where I have no idea what I’m supposed to do – what’s being asked of me, what’s expected of me. Pete Holmes Read Quote
Traffic: Sit there. Sit. Occasionally move your foot from the brake and crawl forward, then put it back. That’s all you do for hours. It’s very calming. Pete Holmes Read Quote
I think ‘everything sucks’ is too often leaned upon as a comedic stance. It’s a really easy and pretty weak perspective. Pete Holmes Read Quote
I wanted to be a pastor. I was going to be a youth pastor. I mean, I play guitar; I like to make people laugh. Pete Holmes Read Quote
The skill set of pastor and comedian are incredibly similar. You want to affect people. You’re good at reading rooms. You’re persuasive, and you’re likable. Pete Holmes Read Quote
I look at my faith like a room, and there was all of this furniture in there, but I had inherited most of the furniture. Then, when I got divorced, I took everything out just to see how I was going to refurnish the room, and that was a very essential step in my life. It was great. Pete Holmes Read Quote
Whenever I make a blasphemous joke, I always say that I believe in a God big enough to know that I’m just kidding. How can God not know that I’m kidding? And also, how could God be offended at a thing that he made not believing in him? Pete Holmes Read Quote
It’s true that in show business, a lot of times a producer will just not ever be there, not even be aware that a show is renewed or canceled. Pete Holmes Read Quote
When somebody comes across as authentic and genuine and sweet, people just want to spend time with that person. Pete Holmes Read Quote
