I spent my first two years at a small all-male college in Virginia called Hampden-Sydney. That was like going to college 120 years ago. The languages, a year of rhetoric, all of the great books, Western Man courses, stuff like that. Stephen Colbert agobookcall share on social
I not only loved studying theater, I loved being a theater major. It gave me an excuse to brood, to grow a beard, to wear black 'at' people. I didn't just want to play Hamlet, I wanted to be Hamlet. Stephen Colbert beardblackbrood Change image and share on social
I'm a simple man with a simple mind. I hold a simple set of beliefs that I live by. Number one, I believe in America. I believe it exists. My gut tells me I live there. I feel that it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and I strongly believe it has 50 states. Stephen Colbert americaatlanticbelief share on social
My favorite off-camera memory of Jon Stewart is watching him jump from the second level of a tuna tower into the waters off Grand Cayman. Stephen Colbert cameracaymanfavorite Change image and share on social
I believe gender is a spectrum, and I fall somewhere between Channing Tatum and Winnie the Pooh. Stephen Colbert chanfallgender Change image and share on social
Make no mistake: I love women. I'm married to one, I was birthed by one, and I played one in my high school production of 'Romeo and Juliet.' No one else could fit into the bodice. Stephen Colbert birthedbodicefit Change image and share on social
In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant. One motto on the show is, 'Keep your facts, I'm going with the truth.' Stephen Colbert activelyfactignorant Change image and share on social
All I can do is today and tomorrow and have some idea of what we're doing next week. That's all I can worry about. Stephen Colbert ideatodaytomorrow Change image and share on social
I do love my country. I don't think I'm particularly a good American. I don't know what makes a good American. Other than somebody who - I like people who let other people alone. I think that's a pretty good American. And I keep my hands to myself. So I'm an OK American. Stephen Colbert americancountrygood share on social