Which are your favorite Bobby Lee quotes?
Bobby Lee is an American actor, podcaster, and comedian. He is best known for being a cast member on ‘MADtv’ from 2001 to 2009. Lee has appeared in films including ‘Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle’, ‘The Dictator’, and ‘Pineapple Express’. He also has a weekly podcast on YouTube with 485K subscribers.
Here’s our collection of the funniest Bobby Lee quotes:
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50 Funny & Wonderful Bobby Lee Quotes
1. “You gotta understand, there are two different kinds of Asians – the kind who are good at school, obey their parents, go to college – that kind of stuff. And then you have my family – me, my brother, all of my cousins – were just wretched people.” – Bobby Lee
2. “I know I can get laughs anywhere, in front of any crowd, if I’m given the chance.” – Bobby Lee
3. “I never took an acting class, had never been on TV before. I learned everything from that show.” – Bobby Lee
4. “For a while last summer I was depressed because nothing was happening. It got to the point where people like me were getting films, so I decided to focus on stand-up. It kind of saved my life. I hate to be that dramatic, but I got a girlfriend and refocused my life on being more real and living a regular life rather than pursuing this other false goal of television and movie stardom.” – Bobby Lee
5. “I’m just trying to be honest, you know? And the podcast also kind of reinvented me, because I just…I would do shows, and I would sell some tickets, but now everything is sold out, and the people that show up to my shows are true fans because they know me from Tiger Belly, and the connection is stronger because I’m trying to be more honest.” – Bobby Lee
6. “People think I am crazy because they see me doing stand-up, but I am generally not. I am very sad. I’m one of those guys that lights candles and listens to Rachmaninoff.” – Bobby Lee
7. “You reach an audience that you didn’t quite know was there. I mean there’s a lot of my audience that doesn’t really watch mainstream television.” – Bobby Lee
8. “I miss being with all those guys. 8 years is a long time. You’re there with a bunch of guys and girls and you’re just doing silly shit. Life is completely different than that now.” – Bobby Lee
9. “I was homicidal. I don’t know why, I was just born that way. As I’ve gotten older, I’m more grounded and kind. I love my cats, my girlfriend, life and my family.” – Bobby Lee
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10. “I learned what a mark was and that you don’t look at the camera.” – Bobby Lee
11. “I was raised in comedy in not the traditional way. ” – Bobby Lee
12. “My friends from MAD are not just friends, they’re family.” – Bobby Lee
13. “Stand-up is the only thing I have complete control over. There’s something to be said for that.” – Bobby Lee
14. “It’s good and bad. I remember doing some Asian magazine that came out, and I was completely naked in it.” – Bobby Lee
15. “I never wanted to be road comic.” – Bobby Lee
16. “Generally, I am just myself, a crazy John Belushi type. But I’m not comparing myself to him. I think I am against stereotypes. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet – they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have none of those things.” – Bobby Lee
17. “I don’t really fight it because who knows where it’s going to lead. I could die tomorrow. There probably isn’t a legacy for me, and I’m okay with that.” – Bobby Lee
18. “I would do the same act if I was doing a clean show actually.” – Bobby Lee
19. “I think I am against stereotype.” – Bobby Lee
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20. “I think people just think I am crazy because they see me doing stand-up, but I am generally not.” – Bobby Lee
21. “It’s not that comedy has changed in terms of what’s funny. For me, it’s changed in that sometimes I don’t feel my finger is on the pulse.” – Bobby Lee
22. “I guess I am in handsome – in certain parts of the world.” – Bobby Lee
23. “My parents were traditional Korean immigrants, we just didn’t talk about anything.” – Bobby Lee
24. “When I feel down about myself and get kind of depressed, I go ‘Dude, you don’t really have a job and you’re making pretty good money, so just relax.” – Bobby Lee
25. “I went to Tokyo three years ago. It was a job, though. I did an ad campaign for IBM, so they flew me out there to take pictures of me. It was IBM Global. It went to Australia, France, London, all over the world. But I think the ad campaign was a failure, because of me.” – Bobby Lee
26. “I just don’t care as much anymore. But I still get jealous and I’m still competitive which you need to be. I’ll see a kid and go ‘Alright, I’ve got to compete. I’ve got to figure this out.’ If you don’t have that competitive edge, you’re not going to make it.” – Bobby Lee
27. “I like parodying, doing parody, on things that are very specific like that, because you’re taking something obscure and trying to get it into the mainstream, and it’s just great that I have the opportunity to do that.” – Bobby Lee
28. “Bangkok is also safe. If you see anybody wearing camouflage holding a machete, don’t be scared. They sell coconuts.” – Bobby Lee
29. “I have many favorite vacation destinations, but my favorite destination is Maui.” – Bobby Lee
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30. “Two things, generally, for me, is what life is about. And they’re not funny. Living in the moment is one. And No. 2 is getting out of yourself and helping other people. Because all of my sufferings stems from thinking from myself.” – Bobby Lee
31. “As I get older, I don’t think the world is becoming that funny. Comedy is changing a bit.” – Bobby Lee
32. “I remember me and another comic used to carry Richard Pryor when he was in his wheelchair on stage. And he’d have boogers under his nose and we’d have to wipe the boogers because he was sick. So all those memories. I’ve been around the legends.” – Bobby Lee
33. “Generally, Asian guys are more quiet – they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have none of those things.” – Bobby Lee
34. “I’m in this business, man, and I honestly don’t know anything about show business at all. I don’t know how it works.” – Bobby Lee
35. “When I found stand-up, it was like finding home.” – Bobby Lee
36. “When George Carlin used to come into The Comedy Store, I was a doorman. He used to kind of put his hand on me and go ‘How are ya, Mr. Lee?’ He used to call me Mr. Lee. And he would just do his set.” – Bobby Lee
37. “I’m one of those people that will walk into a bar, and if I wasn’t a comic – because some people know who I am – I would just blend in.” – Bobby Lee
38. “I’m getting really old. In the beginning of my career, I used to like to mimic people. And that’s how I thought you were supposed to do it. You’d see a guy and go ‘Oh, I want to kind of do that,’ and then it would just come out in a kind of manic and weird way. But as years go by, you just get closer to yourself. So I think I’m just more myself onstage.” – Bobby Lee
39. “The people that I learned comedy from are all fucked up you know? I was just raised to do it the way I do it, and I can’t help it. And I don’t even think that my shit is dirty, but I guess it is.” – Bobby Lee
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40. “Life is random. You can’t plan it.” – Bobby Lee
41. “I am very sad. I’m one of those guys that lights candles and listens to Rachmaninoff.” – Bobby Lee
42. “I don’t really view myself as being that nasty, but people think [the act] is I guess.” – Bobby Lee
43. “I like Columbus, Ohio, because it’s Pleasantville for real. They have the nicest white people I have ever met, and I mean that!” – Bobby Lee
44. “My point being though is it’s getting better though because fifteen years ago, you wouldn’t see Asian on the television or movies. So it is getting better, but I think there could be more.” – Bobby Lee
45. “I grew up at The Comedy Store, so my role models were always like, [Sam] Kinison, I used to do things with Andrew Dice Clay, Pauly [Shore] was my landlord, I lived in his house for years.” – Bobby Lee
46. “because I’m not really a sketch guy. There are times where I just lay in bed and I think about those years and I miss it.” – Bobby Lee
47. “I love Dallas, Austin, and Houston. Why? Because some of the best comedians, like Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, started their careers in Texas, and because the crowds there are comedy-educated.” – Bobby Lee
48. “Kinison really effected me in a certain way.” – Bobby Lee
49. “I’m hoping that, over the years, people will come back to ‘MADtv’ and think it isn’t that bad. We had some really talented people on there.” – Bobby Lee
50. “If I was, like, in Mongolia, living on a mountain and in my village, I could be the hottest guy. In L.A., I’m… average?” – Bobby Lee
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