David Cross
David Cross
David Cross is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, known primarily for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show, and his role as Tobias Fünke in the sitcom Arrested Development. Cross created, wrote, executive produced, and starred in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, developed and had a prominent role in Freak Show, appeared on Modern Family, portrayed Ian Hawke in the Alvin and the Chipmunks film franchise, and voiced Crane in the Kung Fu...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth4 April 1964
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
David Cross quotes about
I hate bumper stickers, you can't sum anything up. All you do is paint yourself in some caricaturist corner.
I lived in LA for almost nine years and if I never went back there again it would be fine.
I think people, for the most part, actually want what they think is best.
I went to a bunch of marches in New York and Washington, and you know I believe in the cause, but to march with those people takes a lot of compromise on my end.
I was in Antwerp - which, I had about 20 shows left at that point - and a guy said, "That's Dave Attell's." Also, Antwerp was my smallest audience, so the guy was right there. I was like, "What?" He said, "Dave Attell does a bit about, 'Why are there luggage stores in the airport?'" I had never seen that, and I would never ever, ever, ever - please believe me - I would never lift material from somebody ever, and certainly not knowingly.
I'd be curious to find out, but I don't think people in the entertainment industry are proportionally more or less serious politically than anyone in the landscaping industry.
Besides if people really want to support the troops they would vote democrat.
I was born Jewish, but I am an atheist. I dont believe in God.
And it's one more shitty thing to write about somebody, in between getting really, really, really upset at female Ghostbusters and Gamergate, and the things that really matter.
I love Tinkle, it's really the most fun I've had in years.
My biggest problem is retaining the exact information.
You can't just yell jokes at people.
I'm concerned about organized religion getting away with what it gets away with.
I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny.