Ed Helms Quotes

• You take a vacation to a place like Thailand and you’re ready for the excitement of something new and foreign. But when you’re working 14-hour days, all you want is something familiar to ground you. And there’s just nothing there.

  Ed Helms

• When you’re playing a fictional character reacting to the real world, it’s incredibly difficult and confusing and kind of messes with your values a bit.

  Ed Helms

• When you’re in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you’re not dealing with show business, there’s still this sense that it’s the center of the universe. And I think that’s a really dangerous, limiting mindset.

  Ed Helms

• Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It’s something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done.

  Ed Helms

• This may come as a surprise, given the nature of my job, but I am very guarded and contemplative. I’m not a naturally boisterous person.

  Ed Helms

• My friend and I sang an a cappella rendition of Extreme’s ‘More Than Words’ at one of our football pep rallies in a desperate attempt to look cool. For a while, I wore pink Converse All Stars because I thought it made me seem daring and irreverent.

  Ed Helms

• It’s incredibly fun to play someone that you don’t like. It exorcises your own demons in a way. It’s cathartic. We all have things that we don’t like about ourselves, little things. And I get to amplify those things and put them out there. It’s fun and it has a cleansing effect.

  Ed Helms

• I’m kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It’s so pleasant.

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• I’m a very jaded and cynical person.

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• I try to explain to people that you get the roles that are right when they’re right. If you have a nerd character but you’re kind of a cool guy, you’re probably not going to get the nerd part. The nerd is going to get the nerd part. You know, someone like me.

  Ed Helms

• I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you’re in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you’re not dealing with show business, there’s still this sense that it’s the center of the universe.

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• I happen to think singing is hilarious, especially when it pops out at the wrong time.

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• I had envisioned doing comedy since childhood. For sure.

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• I feel like I’m worried about my later years in life because I feel like I’m using up so much good karma right now. There’s going to be some sort of karmic backlash somewhere down the road.

  Ed Helms

• First there was the New Hampshire primary, and we had nearly a year leading up to it. And now, look! Three primaries in one weekend! How many of these things are they going to have?

  Ed Helms

• April is tax month. If you are having trouble filing your taxes, then you should hire an accountant. They’ll give you the same advice that they’ve given hundreds of corporations – taxes are for douche bags.

  Ed Helms

Ed Helms (16)

Birth:	24th January, 1974
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Comedian

About

Ed Helms is an American actor and comedian, known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show, Andy Bernard in the U.S. version of The Office and Stuart Price in The Hangover trilogy.Helms is the recipient of an honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Knox College, where he delivered the 2013 Commencement Address.

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