They must have some special kind of cereal!’ My mind was so warped by the idea of fame.
BO BURNHAMI’m not a grown up until everybody realises I’m a grown up. When everyone remembers me as the dirty kid singing little songs I am the dirty little kid.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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I saw a giraffe with a short neck That was sad Or a deer
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I’m gay for Jesus, fill me with your grace. Pour your love all over me, but please aim away from my face.
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If I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I’d still say no.
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I don’t want to try to recreate for no reason. Like, me in my bedroom, singing songs to a camera was a special thing that was at that time in my life. But I’m just not that kid. I like the format of it, but I want to be able to release things for free.
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The strength of comedy is I don’t have to answer to anybody but sometimes you want to learn from other people and see your ideas strengthen by other people.
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The strange thing with Wikipedia is that the first article that ever gets written about you will define your Wikipedia page forever.
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Women are like fingers and toes because they’re easy to count on.
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Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop’s another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you’re talking about how good a hip-hop artist you are. It’s like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting.
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When things [writing] are over, I always think, ‘well, I’m never going to do anything again because I have no ideas so I’m going to go be a farmer’. Or else ideas will come and and if not then I become a farmer. Hopefully won’t happen.
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Postmodern comedy doesn’t work well with very old audiences, because it’s making fun of the comedy they enjoy.
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I’d really love to make something that doesn’t involve my stupid face.
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If you can think of all the times in your life, some of the happiest times were probably when you were laughing. And some of the worst times in your life you were being laughed at.
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I like to inject a bit of production value and flair to comedy, or at least to my little corner of comedy.
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There’s a metal train that a mile long and at the very back end a lightning bolt struck her. How long til it reaches and kills the driver, provided that he’s a good conductor?
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And two balls minus one, six titles at the tour de France.
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I feel more like I’m doing a play whose main character just happens to share my name.
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What’s a pirate minus the ship? just a creative homeless guy
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When life gets you down, make a comforter!
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I believe, firmly, that women are always right. Ah, I should actually rephrase that: I… don’t.
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Was Einstein’s theory good? Relatively.
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When I see someone filming me, I don’t usually think, ‘No, man, don’t put this up online!’ I’d think, ‘Hey man, you don’t get to go to shows very often, put down the camera and enjoy it!’ I love going to theatre and to shows so much.
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Laughter is the best medicine, y’know, besides medicine.
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I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage.
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Squaring numbers are just like women. If they’re under thirteen, just do them in your head.
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Love is all about… whistles.
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For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: ‘I’ll say anything, man!’. I’m not quite there yet.
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