John Ross Bowie Quotes

Humor is a way to deal with stresses. It is a way to cope.

- John Ross Bowie

The bottom line is we go to theatre to vicariously spend time with really intense characters.

- John Ross Bowie

It's really hard to figure out what they need to know. And that's parenting, in general. It's hard to figure out what would benefit your kids and what would just make them needlessly frightened.

- John Ross Bowie

'Speechless' is first and foremost a show about a family that doesn't have a ton of money, but they move into a really crappy house in a really nice neighborhood so their kids can go to a nice school.

- John Ross Bowie

I have friends who have children with various disabilities, and I was able to talk to them about just sort of the struggle and the extra effort that has to be put into very commonplace things.

- John Ross Bowie

My wife has a small part in 'Spy,' and that movie killed me repeatedly.

- John Ross Bowie

Living in a city is stressful absent terrorism.

- John Ross Bowie

I got recognized on the subway in South Africa because of 'Big Bang.'

- John Ross Bowie

I don't really have guilty pleasures - I like what I like. But I've seen a lot - a lot - of 'Taxicab Confessions.'

- John Ross Bowie

I came out of UCB and, before that, punk rock, and the whole deal was you do it yourself. Get up and rent the space, get up and press your own records, get up and silkscreen your own tees, get it done yourself. That sort of self-reliance will only serve me. Any time I lose sight of that, my career suffers.

- John Ross Bowie

Some people will go for the quick joke and not pay attention to the consequences.

- John Ross Bowie

Tragedy is the oldest form of theatre.

- John Ross Bowie

I think that the idea of wanting to fight for your kids, but also knowing that your wife is probably better at it, is something that rings very true for me.

- John Ross Bowie

There are some people who were born with good timing, and I think my comic timing is pretty solid.

- John Ross Bowie

There's a certain steely resolve when you decide to live in a city and decide to raise children in the city. And if you're doing it properly, you have sort of a heightened awareness anyway.

- John Ross Bowie

Commercials led to TV, and TV led to movies here and there.

- John Ross Bowie

I think punk rock needs an 'Amadeus.'

- John Ross Bowie

I love coffee.

- John Ross Bowie

I guess that's the big challenge of any art: Do you want to be something for everyone or everything for someone?

- John Ross Bowie

We just can't scare our kids by living in fear.

- John Ross Bowie

The days are long. I'm not complaining, but it's a lot of work doing a single-camera comedy.

- John Ross Bowie