Jimmy Kimmel Quotes

• You don’t need to exorcise your personal demons onstage.

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• You can say Pizza Hut is terrible pizza, but they also sell more pizzas than anybody else.

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• When you know someone you can make a little more fun of them without them getting offended.

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• When I was on the radio, I used to be able to go a lot farther than I can now. You don’t really remember until you’re on the radio again, sometimes in your old radio station and sitting with the guys you used to work with and you go, ‘Oh yeah, I can’t say these things anymore. I’m handcuffed.’

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• The truth is, we have this idea that late night is about creativity and being cool, but that’s not our job. Our job is to get as many people watching the commercials in between our show. That’s the reality of it.

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• Real emotion is good – or doing a good job of faking real emotion.

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• People’s lives are boring.

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• On Letterman and Leno, it always bothers me when they go outside the studio and it’s daytime.

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• My definition of cursing is probably different from what other people’s definitions are.

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• No matter who it is, I hate to see people losing their jobs. I really do.

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• My aunt and uncle are clearly civilians.

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• If I have one criticism of the other late-night shows, it’s that they’re almost entirely scripted.

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• I still love comic books. When you have a kid, that’s an excuse to keep reading all the comic books.

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• I never imagined being on television.

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• I know there are, like, 12 rules for late night: a desk, a band. Will people take me seriously if I don’t wear a tie?

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• I have had a lot of experience in broadcasting.

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• I don’t really need to be dirty to be funny.

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• I go to Costco every weekend. It’s my favorite part of the week.

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• I did not have any delusions of grandeur as a kid.

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• I describe myself as a human being.

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Jimmy Kimmel (30)

Birth:	13th November, 1967
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Television Presenter

About

James Christian Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an American television host and comedian. He hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 and 2016, as well as the Academy Awards in February 2017. He studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Arizona State University. He received an honorary degree from UNLV in 2013. In 1989, he landed his first paying job alongside Voss as morning drive co-host of The Me and Him Show at KZOK-FM in Seattle, Washington. His role in television include: Win Ben Stein's Money (Game show, co-host), The Man Show (co-host), Crank Yankers (TV show), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (host), and The Andy Milonakis Show.

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