Tony Hale famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

And you know, whether it's drama or comedy, the best work is based on truth. It's just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that's where the humor comes from. So it's not that difficult to cross over.
-- Tony Hale

#Crazy #Drama #Comedy
I always admire people who do commercials because they have to put together a beginning, a middle, and an end in 30 seconds.
-- Tony Hale

#People #Together #Middle
What would be a show that I would rescue? If I could bring anything back, it would be 'The Carol Burnett Show'. Tim Conway is just... I just watched him so many times do stuff over and over. He's just so amazing.
-- Tony Hale

#Stuff #Would Be #Rescue
There are things that can only be said with a good string of cussing. I'm definitely fond of a few choice words. They say things that nothing else can say. Gotta love it.
-- Tony Hale

#Choices #Said #Strings
My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad's dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.
-- Tony Hale

#Appreciation #Art #Dad
Look, if I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is... you know, it's just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I've continued working... I'm just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted.
-- Tony Hale

#Jobs #Grateful #Looks
I was telling somebody just the other day, there's technically such a hierarchy in this business. You have film, that's the ideal; then you have TV, and things like web series do not claim as much cred, but the fact is, if the material is solid and I believe and trust in the team that's involved, I don't care what format it is.
-- Tony Hale

#Team #Believe #Care
I kinda like Florida. It's hot as hell, but we moved to Tallahassee, which is so close to Georgia. It really wasn't Florida the way people think of Florida. It wasn't south Florida. But you could still easily drive to Panama City Beach and get a little bit of Redneck Riviera if you want that. Get some airbrushed T-shirts on, and you're done.
-- Tony Hale

#Beach #Redneck #Thinking
A lot of times, you feel like you're walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone's having to watch out for egos so much of the time.
-- Tony Hale

#Creative #Ego #Eggshells
The only bipartisan place in D.C. is Brooks Brothers.
-- Tony Hale

#Brother #Brooks
It's very rare to have rehearsal time on a television show: You get scripts, you show up, and you do it.
-- Tony Hale

#Rehearsal #Scripts #Television
If a D.C. event doesn't have crab cakes, it's low-rent and you need to flee.
-- Tony Hale

#Cake #Events #Needs
I've had the opportunity to do a wide range of stuff, a lot of different characters and they've all had their own kind of thing.
-- Tony Hale

#Character #Opportunity #Stuff
What's fascinating about D.C., the exteriors are these elaborate structures, this gorgeous architecture and beautiful stonework, and then you go inside and it's crap-looking - apart from the White House, which is beautiful.
-- Tony Hale

#Beautiful #White #House

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