Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis
Zacharius Knight "Zach" Galifianakis is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian. Galifianakis came to prominence with his Comedy Central Presents special in 2001 and presented his own show called Late World with Zach on VH1 the following year. He has also starred in films, such as The Hangover trilogy, Due Date, The Campaign, Birdmanand had a voice role in the animated film Puss in Boots...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 October 1969
CityWilkesboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America
If you read my blog, you know I'm a pilates freak. And by pilates, I mean waffles.
I'm proud of The Hangover, but to be in movies like this, which are really the only places I can get work, it's really quite the opposite of what I am. I like sensitive art-house movies. I'm not even much of a partier. I mean, I'll drink myself into oblivion alone in my car.
I do not have a helmet. But this is a wig, so it's a little protective.
I wish I could sit back and say, 'Oh, I'm gonna wait for a Merchant-Ivory film to come my way. Or Ivory-Merchant. Whatever it's called. But you just take what's given and then, hopefully, down the road you can be more choosy and only do, say, Wayans brothers movies. That's my goal: to be more Merchant-Ivory-Wayans.
I like to read the bible in public places where people are watching me read it. And I like to mumur out to myself: 'Bullshit!'
I think sadness and anger are really fertile ground for comedy. No one is really interested in a happy person doing comedy.
Have you seen that show on CBS called 'The Amazing Race'? Is that show about white people?
I would start a revolution, but I just bought a hammock.
I think comedy does have that powerful thing that doesn't seem too preachy because you're also making people laugh, so it's really kind of a good tool for messaging.
I was just thinking how unfortunate it'd be to be a fat girl named Candy.
When I was in high school I used to sit by myself in the cafeteria - not necessarily by choice - but I thought it was funny to talk to people that weren't there.
I think comedy is a really, really good tool for trying to say something.
I don't like to have anybody tell me to be in a place at certain times. That's kind of the advantage of stand up. You're self-employed.
I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack.