David Spade Quotes

There are a couple hard things. One, getting a funny idea that people can relate to; a funny idea or a funny script; there's a million pitches.

I've had it where things didn't go well for me with movies or something that got canceled.

If I try to cover too much ground, you start to get watered down and less interesting.

Nobody wants to read about your life. Who cares?

Everyone is so weird in L.A. that if you're somewhat normal, it's exotic.

Success? You can't get a big head about it. When people stare at me, they could be whispering to their friend, "That guy sucks! Have you seen him before? He's horrible."

I talk to my dad all the time, he's more like my buddy than my father, and he's not happy that I use him in my act. But I tell him, I have to get something out of this.

I never have kids in movies or in TV shows.

How do you lay low but still do your job? Try to stay out there without being out there like Jenny McCarthy?

With Saturday Night Live you're looking for any hook, any way to stay on the show.

Bill Murray I always liked. I'm not as good as him, but there's a quality in him that I like. And then there's DeNiro, I'll never be that.

It's good to do stand-up. It kind of wakes you up and makes you feel like you're doing something. You got the crowd right there. That's all fun.

It wasn't a cutdown to call someone a Mexican. It would kill my career to refer to someone as Mexican today. It's like calling me an American.

My school of thought is, anything goes, but I can't do that anymore.

I'm always making fun of myself and my friends.

To be famous and broke is hard.

Now that I have the opportunities to do a lot, I want to do less.

No one wants to know I set my alarm and get up 8, but I think it's too weird to sleep in too late.

Hopefully, underlying all my jokes is an element of surprise.

My career is just kind of crazy.

It's hard to have a career.

Success? You can't get a big head about it. When people stare at me, they could be whispering to their friend, 'That guy sucks! Have you seen him before? He's horrible.'