Stephen Colbert Quotes

My brother Billy was the joke teller. My brother Jim had a really sharp, cutting wit. And the teller of long stories, that was my brother Ed. As a child, I just absorbed everything they said, and I was always in competition for the laughs.
Stephen Colbert

Long, Everything, Said

No, 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

Mom, Made, Acting

Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy.
Stephen Colbert

Good, Comedy, Status

The trouble with the jokes is that once they're written, I know how they're supposed to work, and all I can do is not hit them. I'm more comfortable improvising. If I have just two or three ideas and I know how the character feels, what the character wants, everything in between is like trapeze work.
Stephen Colbert

Work, Character, Everything

We have this idea in our minds that there's this separation of church and state in America, which I think is a good thing.
Stephen Colbert

Good, America, Idea

You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians.
Stephen Colbert

Looking, Ourselves, Seriously

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Nationality: American

Born: May 13, 1964

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