John Oliver Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.”

“You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well. It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.”

“It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.”

“The British press are a group of unremitting scumbags. And sometimes they use that scumbaggery to good ends, and often not.”

“The disconnect between America and its military is shocking.”

“A Southern accent is not a club in my bag.”

“Americans just don't understand dry wit.”

“Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.”

“Every empire has to get sucked down the drain. As a British person, I know how it feels.”

“I feel non-stop Brit shame!”