Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis
Zacharius Knight "Zach" Galifianakis is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian. Galifianakis came to prominence with his Comedy Central Presents special in 2001 and presented his own show called Late World with Zach on VH1 the following year. He has also starred in films, such as The Hangover trilogy, Due Date, The Campaign, Birdmanand had a voice role in the animated film Puss in Boots...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 October 1969
CityWilkesboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America
Hollywood's built on insecurity. People are trying to prove things. And I probably have that. I probably do. Probably guilty of it, in a way.
I just try to keep myself a traditionalist. I liked being an underground comic doing my thing. I want to maintain that. I just do.
I don't like cursing in movies. I feel like cursing has become the new hackiness. You try to find substitutions for cursing.
People are trying to prove things. And I probably have that. I probably do. Probably guilty of it, in a way.
I try to write three jokes every day. I don't sit down and write them, it's just things that pop into my head. Then I'll go watch it fail onstage that night.
I think comedy is a really, really good tool for trying to say something.
That show, 'The Amazing Race' - is that about white people?
The congressmen and senators used to go have a drink in D.C. They would disagree all day long, but they would find that time to sit down and learn about each other personally. I think that's totally wiped out; I don't think it really exists anymore.
The whole thing about working in front of the camera is to make people laugh when they're not supposed to.
I like characters that are fragile and a little bit on the edge .
I don't want my personal life to change. I don't understand why people strive for [fame]. I know it's ironic for me to be saying this, but this will be the last one I do.
You save 15 more minutes of sleep if you are a man and you don't have to shave.
Privacy is big for me. To do interviews even, I have a very love/hate with it.
I just could just shave my beard, and nobody would recognize me. Although I look like Jodie Foster.