Quotes from Kathy Griffin


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But if something funny happens, I can't resist. I have to tell the people.


When I'm going to see a comedian, I don't want to see them hold back, and when I'm reading a book, I don't want to hear an abridged version.


The thing that bums me out about 'The Real World' is I don't want to believe that teenagers are that stupid.


The beauty about the D-list is that people who are on it probably don't know they are.


I have what I call A-list moments, but believe me, I'm still on the D-list.


I feel more people can relate to the D-list than the A-list.


I don't like doing movies, period. Movies are hard. I like TV.


I do road gigs occasionally but I don't want to go out on the road for months at a time.


I am in love with Larry David.


Have I gone too far?


I identify with the regular person, because that is who I am.


A lot of stars don't have a sense of humor.


I'm also doing a special for Comedy Central called Autobiography. It's going to be a spoof of Biography.


Oh, I constantly say things that I regret. I mortify myself constantly. But that's just part of the deal. I'm not really sure what's going to come out of my mouth.


It is a challenge, with the global fame, to try to act like I put my pants on one leg at a time, when in fact I have Pippa Middleton help me put my pants on every morning. She's my lady-in-waiting as well.


I'm not somebody who no matter where I go there are paparazzi or any of that nonsense. But I have a little window into that world and I can enter it and dance around. I want to be the audience's ticket into the party.


I prefer being known for my stand-up because I write it. I love being an actor, and saying other people's words is great. But then, when I do stand-up, I love getting my own point of view out there.


I hate it, it is tedious... when I write for my act, it is very improvisational, I write bullet points, I cannot sit in front of a computer; that is not my style.


I grew up in Chicago and was a huge fan of 'The Second City', so when I moved to L.A., I was looking for anything that resembled that... then I started 'The Groundlings', so I went to a show and it was very much like 'Second City'. I was so impressed that that same night I went backstage and I went up to the funniest person there.


A lot of celebrities, especially when you're talking about the really big ones, live in what I call the fame bubble. Nobody ever says no to them or challenges them or even teases them.