Keegan-Michael Key

I get overwhelmed when I approach things intellectually.

I would play just about any role, male or female, in the Anton Chekov play 'The Cherry Orchard,' which I love.

I would love to play a fun character. Like, I would love to be in 'A Long Day's Journey Into Night.' I love that play. I'd play Edmond or Jamie. I don't care which.

I love dialects and accents; they're something that really resonate with me and that I find fascinating.

With a lot of my comedic heroes, I'm trying to make sure that, wherever they might have gotten off-track a bit, I've learned that lesson.

There's a thing called the 'One Drop' theory in African-American culture, which is if you have one drop of black blood in you, you're black.

To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're quote unquote white. So if you're mixed, you embrace the mainstream culture more than the African-American culture.

Surprise is not humor. I think that there can be a fine line there.

If you look at any successful skit comedy show, ever, there is that format of introducing you to the player in the beginning, and then going on to see those sketches.

You can not have comedy unless people are behaving badly. You can't have it.

I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny.

When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun comes up in the morning and dad comes home from work.