Dane Cook
Dane Cook
Dane Jeffrey Cookis an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. In 2006, Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum. He performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight-to-DVD special titled Rough Around The Edges, and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled Isolated Incident. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth18 March 1972
CityCambridge, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Dane Cook quotes about
You know you're lazy when you run out of toilet paper and use the cardboard roll to wipe with.
You have to have a strong sense of humor to date me, and also know that you're probably going to be a part of the routine quite a bit.
My professional dreams were coming true while I was living a personal nightmare.
If you live far away from a person you no longer want to date just let them know that they are geographically undesirable.
Onstage, it's all just a heightened and more elaborate version of me. When you're standing onstage, your adrenaline is going, your enthusiasm is at full tilt, and the excitement helps elevate you're attitude. I've always wanted to be as close to myself offstage, being funny with my buddies, and that's what I've worked hard on - being authentic to who I really am.
Why do they call it the restroom? Is there anybody just resting in this room?
There were times, earlier in my career, where I didn't have the wherewithal to self-edit, and I probably said things and pushed the limits to places where people might be put off. But that's truly part of developing as an artist.
I was not a silly kid or outgoing. In fact, I suffered from quite a bit of anxiety. I used to have panic attacks when I was a teenager, really incapacitating moments, because I had some phobias.
My grandmother died of natural causes. Or as my family calls it murdered by the lord.
The key to attempting to create art in some aspect is also knowing that it will turn some people off.
It's an incredible feeling falling in love someone who doesn't know you exist.
I am going to name a group of my kids after my favorite cartoons, I am going to name them after Transformers.
My advice is: to try and stay really true to the things that make YOU laugh, as opposed to trying to create a character that you think is funny. Some comedians get into bad habits when they are trying to create something that is not them, and they are trying to write a voice that isn't their true voice.
When you delete pictures of your ex off your phone, it feels lighter.