The Best Ricky Bobby Winning quotes

I’m no way one of those comedians who want to do drama. I really do love comedies. I hope to go back to it. — Molly Shannon

I would love to play Simon Cowell in a movie–heck, I would love it. It would be my dream role. — Will Ferrell

I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian. — Molly Shannon

Since I was eight years old, I went to Trinity. I mean, I listened to Reverend Wright since I was a kid and I always heard him preach sermons of love and inspiration. — Will Ferrell

I’m a bit of a gourmet chef. I love cooking–mostly Thai food. — Will Ferrell

You know you can be having a bad day and someone will walk by and say: ‘Hey, I love you, Will.’ That really cheers you up. That’s a really lovely thing. — Will Ferrell

I love playing the macho guy who looks like an idiot. — Will Ferrell

I love watching people be totally committed in a very real way to stupid situations. I find it’s not so much trying to be funny, it’s trying to be real in a messed up context. That’s comedy to me. — Will Ferrell

I would love to work with Bill Murray. I’ve always been such a big fan. I think he’s obviously a great comedic actor but a really interesting actor. — Will Ferrell

My wife and I always enjoy going for a jog. — Will Ferrell

I have only been funny about seventy four per cent of the time. Yes I think that is right. Seventy–four per cent of the time. — Will Ferrell

By the time I was ready for college, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I think I secretly wanted a show business career, but I was suppressing it. — Will Ferrell

I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after. — Molly Shannon

I built a jail in my closet and I would incarcerate my family from time to time. — Will Ferrell

New York is a fun town to go out in. During my twenties and into my thirties I had a good time partying, yes. But nothing where I woke up and I thought that I had a problem. — Will Ferrell

I put my pants on just like the rest of you–one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records. — Will Ferrell

I’ve not been able to avoid periods of time where I felt super–lonely. Luckily, I have a side that is able to always see the glass as half–full. — Will Ferrell

My dad turned me onto Peter Sellers as a kid. I loved the fact that he was a unique combination of being extremely subtle and over–the–top all at the same time, and that’s a hard thing to do. I admire that. — Will Ferrell

I live by ‘Earnin’ and burnin’.’ Meaning, I like to make money and spend it before I even have it. That’s the way I live my life. — Will Ferrell

I was a strange kid in that, while most kids hate school and want to turn 18 or 21, I loved high school. — Will Ferrell

I speak as much Spanish as anyone who has grown up in Southern California or Texas or Arizona. I had my three years of high–school Spanish and a couple of semesters in college. — Will Ferrell

I still regret that I never played soccer in high school. I chose basketball over soccer. — Will Ferrell

The funny guy doesn’t get the girl until later in life. High school, college, everyone still wants the brooding, dangerous guy you shouldn’t have. — Will Ferrell

It would be great to be able to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray. I really respect his ability as a comedian, obviously, but even more so as an actor. — Will Ferrell

When I was 12, my friend and I tried to sneak onto a plane from my hometown of Cleveland to New York City! My dad encouraged us–he was a wild guy, big on jokes. — Molly Shannon

Inappropriate behavior makes me laugh. — Will Ferrell

I laugh like a fool when I watch a movie that I’ve done several years down the road when it’s on cable, i’ll just watch and sadly laugh along. — Will Ferrell

James Caan told me at the end of filming ‘Elf’ that he had been waiting through the whole film for me to be funny–and I never was. — Will Ferrell

Handling a painful situation in a comedic way is truly the funniest. That is extremely real to me and not kind of clownish. There is a thin line though; you can’t overdo it. — Will Ferrell

There are a lot of really funny guys who are very natural in what they do: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen. — Will Ferrell