Top 19 Kenan Thompson Quotes

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Leaving Nickelodeon was definitely an adjustment. Because then, it was back to the real world of, ‘Now I’m an adult looking for a job,’ as opposed to a kid that’s getting introduced to all these people like, ‘Look how cute this little kid is. Don’t you want to put him on your show?’
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I always just want to do non-typical voices for some reason.
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I guess I was just a young, fun-loving kid! Me and my older brother was always quoting ‘Coming to America,’ ‘Spies Like Us,’ ’48 Hours,’ and all those movies, just having fun amongst ourselves.
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I never did standup before. It just looked like it was really hard, looked like there was like up days and down days – and I’m too emotionally unstable for that. I need to always be funny and always be loved.
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Kids have awkward moments.
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I want to get into producing and writing more for myself – setting up my own films and seeing what kind of personal touch I can put on movies, as opposed to just being in them.
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It’s just cool to witness talent.
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I never really try to over-promote myself; I never have.
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I want to open an eye or two about what being an actor is really like because it’s not all red carpets and photo shoots. It’s like trying to get that job and going from job to job.
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There’s a lot of pressure on kids, period, just to be successful in life.
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There’s a lot of theaters in New York. You can always go out and be around a lot of like-minded comedians.
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I don’t necessarily have a traditional stand-up set.
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When I started acting, doing theater stuff at a young age, I was always the comic relief-type roles, so I knew I had a funny bone and could make groups of people laugh, but I didn’t really take it seriously until I started getting paid on a weekly basis; then I was like, ‘Oh, well, this could be a lifestyle.’
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I’ve always just tried to continue to be a working actor and let the work speak for itself as opposed to promoting myself as someone who needs to be in everybody’s living room.
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I was a good student in school.
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‘SNL’ has kind of been like my school.
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I’m very friendly. I get along with people.
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As far as my sketches, I’ve always loved ‘What’s Up With That.’ It’s just a whole lot of fun, and I love ‘Black Jeopardy,’ too. Any kind of host capacity, I’m usually pretty good at.
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I’m silly. I can’t help it.
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