Latest Hannibal Buress Quotes from Interviews

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• You want to grow where you came up so when you move, you get noticed easier. You can grow in New York but it's better to come here already solid to get your reputation quicker.

  Hannibal Buress

  New York, Moving, Want

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

• I didn't really get into comedy until a couple months before I started doing comedy.

  Hannibal Buress

  Couple, Months, Comedy

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

• I'm not like a super duper sneaker head. I got a couple pairs, but I'm not a "stand in line for sneakers" type of dude.

  Hannibal Buress

  Couple, Sneakers, Lines

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

• I feel like comedy is doing well right now because there's so many avenues to be seen. Whether it's through the Internet with social media or web videos and now there's so many networks and TV shows.

  Hannibal Buress

  Media, Tv Shows, Video

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

• I think right now there's more TV shows than ever. You've got network, you've got cable, you've got Netflix, you've got Hulu, even Amazon is putting out original content. So there's a lot of opportunities to find fans. You don't have to have a huge audience. You can cater to the people that like your stuff. So there is a boom in comedy and television and stand-up too through podcasting and all the different talk shows.

  Hannibal Buress

  Opportunity, Thinking, Tv Shows

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

• I play myself on everything I do.

  Hannibal Buress

  Play

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• There's no room for failure performing [stand-up] for a black audience. If you don't get them right away it's tough winning them back even if you're doing top-notch material. If you didn't win them right when you walked out there, it's tough.

  Hannibal Buress

  Winning, Black, Rooms

  Source: www.avclub.com

• Acting is fun; it's easier than writing, and if you get on a [TV] show, it draws people to your stand-up. That's ultimately what I'd like to do.

  Hannibal Buress

  Fun, Writing, Tv Shows

  Source: www.avclub.com

• When I'm doing shows I don't need much from a city. All I'm looking for is a good meal and a decent spot to have a couple drinks.

  Hannibal Buress

  Couple, Cities, Meals

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

• The more you progress, the more you learn. I try to pay attention to ticket counts, draws, guarantees and bonuses. I look at my deals closely these days and try to come up with other projects and ideas, since this business [comedy] is about creating content.

  Hannibal Buress

  Ideas, Creating, Progress

  Source: chicagoist.com

• When somebody mangles one of my jokes, that bothers me more than somebody saying that I'm the worst comedian ever.

  Hannibal Buress

  Comedian, Worst, Bother

  "Hannibal Buress on his new show and newfound celebrity". Interview with Miles Raymer, tv.avclub.com. July 7, 2015.

• Social media is interesting. It helps me connect with fans. It's immediate. It's a big part of my touring business - getting the word out via Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

  Hannibal Buress

  Media, Interesting, Fans

  "Hannibal Buress on his new show and newfound celebrity". Interview with Miles Raymer, tv.avclub.com. July 7, 2015.

• I'd like to get more bit-acting roles. I don't know if my talent would allow for a long dialogue, but I could definitely knock out three lines.

  Hannibal Buress

  Long, Acting, Lines

  Source: www.esquire.com