Louis C. K. Quotes

A collection of quotes by Louis C. K..

Louis C.K. is a renowned American comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. Born on September 12, 1967, in Washington, D.C., his birth name is Louis Szekely. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s and landed various comedy gigs, gaining recognition for his unique observational and self-deprecating humor.

C.K.'s career took off with the success of his stand-up specials and appearances on late-night shows like 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' and 'The Tonight Show with David Letterman.' He is known for his dark, edgy, and honest style that tackles a wide range of topics, from everyday life to social issues.

Beyond stand-up, C.K. has made significant contributions to television. In 2006, he created and starred in the critically acclaimed series 'Lucky Louie.' However, his breakthrough came with the highly successful show 'Louie,' an autobiographical series that he wrote, directed, and starred in. 'Louie' received widespread acclaim, earning multiple Emmy nominations and winning various awards.

Louis C.K. has also directed and acted in numerous films, including 'Pootie Tang' (2001) and 'I Love You, Daddy' (2017), the latter of which he also wrote and produced. Additionally, he served as an executive producer for the hit television series 'Baskets' and 'Better Things.'

While C.K. has faced controversy in recent years, his impact on the comedy world and his ability to navigate topics with transparency and humor have solidified his place as one of the most influential comedians of his generation.

It's a positive thing to talk about terrible things and make

It's a positive thing to talk about terrible things and make people laugh about them.

There's no real preparing at home for stand-up. You just go

There's no real preparing at home for stand-up. You just go and you just do it.

Home

A lot of the struggle I had with movies is I really loved mo

A lot of the struggle I had with movies is I really loved moments and tones and feelings in a scene, and I loved creating those, but I never really had great stories to string them together.

Movies

Well, when I was younger, I lied all the time, because once

Well, when I was younger, I lied all the time, because once you understand the power of lying, it's really like magic because you transform reality for people.

Power

I don't think women are better than men, I think men are a l

I don't think women are better than men, I think men are a lot worse than women.

Women

America's a family. We all yell at each other. It all works

America's a family. We all yell at each other. It all works out.

Family

I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you c

I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you closer to what you're good at.

Failure

It's kind of awkward to eat alone in a restaurant because ev

It's kind of awkward to eat alone in a restaurant because everybody's looking at me.

Alone

When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, a

When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a while I was like, 'This is just dumb.'

Dating

I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it,

I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work.

Experience

It's more fun to experience things when you don't know what'

It's more fun to experience things when you don't know what's going to happen.

Experience

I grew up watching all these crazy movies, European movies a

I grew up watching all these crazy movies, European movies and stuff, and I guess that I always laughed at things that were a little more offbeat.

Movies

I've met a lot of people who've lost their jobs and they sti

I've met a lot of people who've lost their jobs and they still have a sense of humor.

Humor

It's very expensive to be a professional tennis player with

It's very expensive to be a professional tennis player with all the travel and the flights and the hotels and everything.

Caroline Wozniacki

Women

When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the m

When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from her every day and you run down the list and it feels very much like a chore.

Marriage

Breaking records is not something you expect to be doing. Th

Breaking records is not something you expect to be doing. That's like a sports thing, it's not usually a comedy and writing thing.

Sports

When I take my kids out for dinner or lunch, people smile at

When I take my kids out for dinner or lunch, people smile at us.

Smile

I don't like comedy. I like funny things. I don't like comed

I don't like comedy. I like funny things. I don't like comedy. Like, comedy movies are just, 'Oh Jesus.'

Funny

For my scale, how I grew up and live my life, I'm making ple

For my scale, how I grew up and live my life, I'm making plenty of money.

Money

If you're a woman and a guy's ever said anything romantic to

If you're a woman and a guy's ever said anything romantic to you, he just left off the second part that would have made you sick if you could have heard it.

Romantic