Words matter. These are the best Straight Man Quotes from famous people such as Roberto Cavalli, Andy Griffith, Claudia Winkleman, Andy Daly, Jon Richardson, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
In my planet, fashion, I’m the only straight man.
The straight man has the best part. He gets to be in the show and see it, too.
If a straight man dresses well, chances are he’s not straight.
One of my favorite comedy performances of all time is Charles Grodin in ‘Midnight Run,’ and in a lot of things he’s done. I think he’s hilarious as the straight man, playing it real.
When I’m filming a documentary, I feel like I should be the straight man, watching with a raised eyebrow.
Nothing scares a straight man more than a woman in her full glory.
Above these universal themes ‘Truth Will Set U Free’ is also a song composed for those who were born gay. I am a straight man so I do not profess to understand or know what a LGBT person experiences but I do recognize injustice when I see it.
If you have a character that doesn’t have anything wrong with him, there’s nothing funny about it. The idea of the straight man is very important. But I’d rather it be somebody else, because it’s not as fun.
The brilliance of Adam Scott is that he is so damn funny in a straight man role.
Every sitcom needs their straight man or straight woman.
It’s hard not to be the straight man when Zach Galifianakis is there. He’s such a delightfully bizarre creature. Everything he does is so surprising. He’s such a live wire. It’s just so exciting to watch.
A lot of comedies, I think, make the wrong choice of having the straight man being this bland emotional conduit for the audience.
A gay man can be friends with a straight man. That can happen.
All men are homosexual, some turn straight. It must be very odd to be a straight man because your sexuality is hopelessly defensive. It’s like an ideal of racial purity.
I have the version of me where I’m interviewing someone, where I definitely am the straight man, and I like to show a lot of respect to my guest and let them take the reins. I don’t like to compete with my guests. I don’t like to be funnier than my guests or get into a ‘Who’s wackier?’ sort of thing.
My definitions of comedy, drama, and straight man are all blurry for me. I don’t think of it in those terms.
I began working on stage in Atlanta when I was 3, doing a dance act with the Ragamuffins of Rhythm. Later I became a juvenile straight man for the older comedians. After that I worked out a stand-up act.
You’ve got to be a really straight man to write a song like ‘It’s Raining Men.’
If you are a young, white, straight man in today’s society, you are in trouble.
I’ve committed myself to perfecting the art of the straight man. I try really hard not to crack up.
My roles in comedies from ‘Austin Powers’ to ‘Tommy Boy’ to ‘Wayne’s World,’ were sort of comedic ‘straight man’ parts. My character on ‘Parks & Recreation’ is the comic relief in a comedy. To play a character that appears strictly for laughs is sort of new for me and really fun.
I see my role in the Bonzos as being the straight man, in many ways.
Drag shows are one of my favorite things in the world. As a straight man I love going to gay bars. People at gay bars just love to dance.
As a straight man, I love going to gay bars. People at gay bars just love to dance.
For a straight man, I seem to have to kiss an awful lot of men!
