Pete Davidson Quotes
Stand-up Comedian
There are people for everybody, and luckily, I found mine.
I don't like going out. I'm more of a watch TV, hang out, Netflix kind of guy. I don't like leaving; I don't like talking to people. It gives me anxiety.
I feel bad for kids growing up that, like, their favorite rapper is Lil Yachty.
Things that I feel really sad about, I talk about. That way, if it's funny, it doesn't hurt anymore.
I have to do stand-up. I have to do something comedy-involved every day, or else I will lose my mind.
I get nervous all the time. The only time I'm not nervous is onstage, which is weird.
I really wish that I was, like, strong enough to not go online.
My jokes have definitely changed. 'SNL' has helped with that, because when you're on 'SNL,' you have to kind of pay attention to the news. I feel like my material has gotten smarter now.
I was the class clown in high school, but I always took it too far, so nobody liked me. I was annoying. Like, I would get a laugh and then keep going and keep going.
I'm not the first person to say this, but communication at 'SNL' - I don't want to say it's not good, but unless you ask questions, you will not know what's going on.
I'm the most awkward person in the world, but onstage, I'm completely fine. I could run around in a thong and not care.
I started doing stand-up when I was 16, my junior year in high school. My two friends and I would sit at home watching stand-up. They kept saying I should try it, and so I did.
When my dad died, I had to go to therapy.
I got rid of Twitter, and I got rid of Facebook.
I have no idea how to do sketches, believe it or not.
There have been a couple of times when kids that weren't nice to me in high school are like, 'Hey, man!' And I'm just like, 'Yeah. Thank you very much.'
I always wanted my stand-up to feel like not just a show, but like you're hanging out with someone for an hour. I like to just talk.
'SNL' has changed my career because it gave it a platform to be seen. And I really feel like the Weekend Update desk is where I am given the opportunity to shine on that show.
I bombed so much as a standup that messing up doesn't matter to me anymore. I kind of enjoy bombing sometimes - I try and make everybody hate me more. Like, once I know it's not going well, I can just have fun.
You can't say whatever you want on network television.
I don't let a lot of people know about my dad dying on 9/11. It's not a way to introduce yourself. So I never told anybody, and then I would do jokes about it... and I think people thought I was lying about it. Which would be crazy!
I feel like every time I tweet, I lose money.