Louis C. K.
Louis C. K.
Louis Székely pronounced , known professionally as Louis C.K., is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, and editor. Born in Washington, D.C., C.K. moved to Mexico City as an infant and learned Spanish as his first language, learning English once he moved back to the U.S. at age 7. He began his career writing for several comedy shows in the 1990s and early 2000s for comedians including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Chris Rock. Also in this period, he was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth2 September 1967
CountryUnited States of America
I grew up watching all these crazy movies, European movies and stuff, and I guess that I always laughed at things that were a little more offbeat.
I do feel a lot of times like I'm out of my league with my kids in terms of what my responsibility is.
For my scale, how I grew up and live my life, I'm making plenty of money.
Breaking records is not something you expect to be doing. That's like a sports thing, it's not usually a comedy and writing thing.
Anytime you see a bit where some stranger does something to me, it's me.
There's a woman I see who's not my therapist, but she's like an old friend who's a therapist in profession. She lets me talk to her like a therapist once in a while, and she does a great thing. Whenever I have a big dilemma, like this is a big problem in my life, she always says, 'Wow, you're going to have to figure that out.'
If you're a cartoon character or most TV characters, sure, you'll fight, because the punches are juicy-sounding and they don't leave marks. But in real life, if somebody punches you in the eye, it doesn't make any noise and your eye is swollen for, like, six months. It's a nightmare to get punched in the eye.
When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a while I was like, 'This is just dumb.'
I don't have a gun, but if I did, I would shoot a baby deer in the mouth and feel nothing.
Most people are dead. Hitler. Ray Charles. Some other guys. But mostly those two.
I think I'm past any window where I'm suddenly going to become surprisingly ripped so that people go, 'Oh, my God, what happened to you?'
You have to be aware of who you're talking to in an audience.
Sometimes I try to take a nap before shows. That clears my head.
I think one reason TV has always done well is because there is something comforting where you kind of know what you're going to be taken through.