Andy Richter quotes

Andy Richter is an American comedian, actor, and writer best known as the longtime sidekick of Conan O'Brien. His quick wit and comedic timing have made him a beloved figure on late-night television. He has also appeared in numerous television shows, films, and has voice-acted in popular animated movies. Here are 22 of his quotes:

I was prom king. Which is actually saying I was the sixth most popular, because the five who were on homecoming were automatically disqualified from prom, so of course I have to look at it that way. (Andy Richter)

I briefly considered doing Edgar Allan Poe and just swearing a lot.

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Well, I refer to Celebrity Jeopardy as the short-bus Jeopardy, because it is a lot easier. Like, there was a whole column basically naming stores in New York.

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Some people are born with a brain that has this weird, magical mathematical thing that makes them an amazing jazz musician.

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I'm not that professional.

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There are naked people in boots on a mountain top firing guns.

Andy Richter

It's a very nice thing to have a baby.

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I watch mediocre shows that have been on for three or four seasons, and feel angry at them.

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I wouldn't want to be a talk show host. That's another awkward compliment people make. 'You should have your own talk show.' And I think, no thank you.

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I've always tried to be nice to people, so that sort of translates into popularity, I guess.

Andy Richter

At a very basic level, I think television exists for game shows, and I think it always will. (Andy Richter)

Because homecoming came first, and there was the homecoming court. The five guys on homecoming court were disqualified from being in the prom court. So being prom king was being sixth most popular.

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But I don't read a lot of fiction. I prefer the nonfiction stuff.

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If somebody's looking at pictures of naked people and you go, 'Oh I don't want to see that,' you're lying. Cause naked people are always interesting. Always. Whether they're beautiful, or naked or 500 pounds.

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Since she got a cause and stopped being funny. I think she's real funny, but lately it's all been hearts and flowers and tears and saving teenagers and creating a role model. And that ain't funny. No giggles there.

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Anything that I read, I read because I'm interested in it.

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The people on 'Quintuplets' were great, but I wasn't a producer on that show, and it wasn't exactly my taste.

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It's funny, because 'Arrested Development' is tied to Andy Richter in a few different ways. For me personally, after I did Andy Richter, one of the next things I did was a show called 'Quintuplets' for a season for Fox, and this was while 'Arrested Development' was on. I used to go over and hang out on their set.

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We've been swimming at nude beaches and I love to go skinny dipping, but I'm sorry, sitting on top of a mountain, that's just, you're trying to show off or something. That's ridiculous.

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No, I don't know any Emily Dickinson poems!

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I mean, I'll say the filthiest things in the world, but when it comes down to it, I'm kind of a prude. (Andy Richter)

If you start to just aim for what the audience wants to hear, you're already hamstrung because you don't have any freedom.

Andy Richter

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Occupation: American Comedian
Born: October 28, 1966
Quotes count: 22

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