Top 30 Quotes by Jim Gaffigan

There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.

All I want to do is be a good dad, but I'm pretty bad at it.

My whole comic persona is that of a guy who explores the id: I romanticize gluttony, I romanticize laziness, and people identify with that.

I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry around, because people don't consider stand-ups really actors.

I'm a big eater. I mean, a lot of my stand-up is about food, and you write about what you know, and that's the only thing I know. I don't know anything else.

Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view fits or produces the most funny.

There's something that's really fun about the challenge of making the mundane funny, too, I think.

Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you.

I try to only eat animals that are vegan. I'm probably the opposite of a vegan.

Ever read a book that changed your life? Me neither.