Bobcat Goldthwait

If Jimmy Kimmel didn't hire me, I wouldn't have the kind of career I have. And I don't know what kind of career I have, but he changed my life. ”

I like stand-up. I've done it since I was a teenager, so it's kind of my first job and first kind of creative way to express myself. ”

I'm making movies about people as flawed as myself and the viewers. So if you just have a reptilian brain and live your life simply by reacting to things, my movies aren't going to work for you. ”

Trust me: I entertain Joe Six-Pack 30 weekends a year. I don't really think that I'm an elitist. ”

I continue to do standup because there's a connection with a live audience - there are skills that you do learn as a standup comedian that help you on a set. ”

At the same time most people were getting out of college, I was offered a buttload of cash to star in a movie. I don't think most students would have said no. ”

I like movies that don't fit in a category. Like, 'Get Out' - that was one of my favorite movies in a long time, and what is that? ”

I don't really pursue acting. I jokingly say that I retired right at the same time people stopped hiring me, but I really don't think I'm very good at it, and I'm not really interested in it anymore as an adult. ”

Every time I go to a march or a rally, and I post it on Instagram, people will go, 'I'm going to unfollow you!' And I'm like, 'I used to play arenas. I've lost a lot of fans. I'm fine with that. I've had people unfollowing me for years. You're way behind the times.' ”

The first time I was on Letterman, I was, like, 20 years old, and I was on a show called 'Camping with Barry White Night.' ”