Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy. Stephen Colbert comedygoodripe Change image and share on social
Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. It's certainty. Stephen Colbert certaintyfactmatter Change image and 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 just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law. Stephen Colbert breakcheckfamous Change image and share on social
My mom kind of led me toward acting. She wanted to be an actress when she was younger. That made me interested in it when I was a kid, because she and I are very close. Stephen Colbert actactressclose Change image and share on social
I heard that after you throw away a 'New York Times,' it takes over a hundred years for the lies to biodegrade. Stephen Colbert biodegradehearhundred Change image and share on social
If you love friends, you will serve your friends. If you love community, you will serve your community. If you love money, you will serve your money. And if you love only yourself, you will serve only yourself. And you will have only yourself. Stephen Colbert communityfriendlove share on social
You can't really be passionately moderate. It's like wearing an 'Extra Medium' - it doesn't exist. Stephen Colbert existextramedium Change image and share on social
I started off at the Second City in Chicago... It's an improvisational theater that ostensibly does social and political satire, but when I was there, we generally didn't. We did character work, and we did just the silliest things we could think of. We weren't all that concerned with, you know, changing the world through mime. Stephen Colbert changecharacterchicago share on social
In the media age, everybody was famous for 15 minutes. In the Wikipedia age, everybody can be an expert in five minutes. Special bonus: You can edit your own entry to make yourself seem even smarter. Stephen Colbert agebonusedit Change image and share on social