Craig Robinson Quotes

Anything to do with ‘The Office’ I would revisit.

My first time in Germany. We started off in Heidelberg, which is this quaint, nice town. The Germans, they shoot just like the Americans, except for, if it’s a 10-hour day, they’re leaving at 5. You don’t go to 5:30, 6, 7. No. And then we had a fest for everything.

Even in comedy, you have to be real. It’s all about being real. It’s how real can you be? That’s the challenge. How much are you willing to take on for your character?

It’s good to do something different than the subtleties of ‘The Office’ all the time.

Being on ‘The Office’ prepared me for drama. Comedy got me ready, but once you get down to it, they’re two sides of the same thing. I mean, the delivery has to be different – in drama, there’s more time to breathe, and comedy’s all about hitting the joke.

It’s always nice to do a family movie, because I do a lot of R-rated stuff.

Banging on the piano while my grandmother was watching me. I’d run up to her and ask: ‘How was that, Grandma?’ And she’d say, ‘That was beautiful, baby!’ And I’d run back to the piano and play some more. I’m sure that’s why I still play today, because I was encouraged from such a young age, 2 or 3.

I’m a performer.

I so respect Sundance. I’d been hearing about it for years.

I love hip-hop, but hip-hop is a way of life.

If you’re going to be the lead, you better be ready to always be working.

I have a sound. It’s called ‘funk mixed with stank.’ That’s what I do.

My mother is a retired music teacher. She taught me in high school, and she would take us and put us in these madrigal groups. We would go to a museum or whatever and just perform.

I’m just looking at Twitter like, ‘Ooooooo.’ No, I don’t engage, but it’s great. There’s so many avenues to get your entertainment on; you’ve got so many people invested in this. I love it.

I have a phrase I say: ‘What the damn?’ It’s my favorite. It just came to me one day.

You know Seth and Evan, they were lead writers for ‘Pineapple Express’, and they are great at mixing things up. Taking different genres and mish-mashing them up to create something dynamically new. They’ll throw comedy at you, but with a dash of horror and fright that is supposed to make you shocked and scared.

I was in a TV show called ‘Lucky’ on FX. The casting director from ‘Lucky’ was casting ‘Dragon Wars’. She called me in to meet with the producer and audition, and I got it from there.

Look at the laws: you can’t spank a kid without getting in trouble. That kept me in line!

I’m a performer. I do comedy and music, and I blend them together. My band is ‘Nasty Delicious!’.

I do – I do enjoy a good rom-com here and there. Would ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ be a rom-com?

I got mad love for hot tubs.

I think Carrot Top is hilarious.

My whole life, people have been like, ‘I don’t know if you’re playing or serious.’

Jason Behr and Amanda Brooks were cool to work with. Jason and I are fast friends to this day.

Comedy chose me.

Music is in everything I do.

That’s when I’m at my rawest. When I’m performing with the band. It’s just like the groove is going, whether we’re fast or slow, I can just transport myself.

My father tried to discourage me from going into comedy, mainly because he felt like it wasn’t promising. It was pie in the sky.

I got a call from my manager saying, ‘Howie Mandel wants to talk to you.’ And I’m a comic – big fan of all he’s done. He was pitching me ‘Caraoke Showdown’, and I was just excited about it.

I’m focused on the work. And now I’ve done ‘Morris’ and ‘Mr. Robot,’ my appetite is whet to go deeper. It’s fun, and it’s challenging, and it stretches me. I’m not saying I’m done with comedy by any stretch of the imagination. I’m saying, yeah, let’s see how deep the rabbit hole goes.

When I start thinking about a role, I read the script a few times and then let it sink in – and then take some time to develop how that character is going to play out and what he’s going to do.

There’s something about seeing somebody who thinks they’re great and is so wrapped up in their moves, voice, and performance that makes it so wonderfully charming that you can’t take your eyes off. That’s why we all remember William Hung from those first years of ‘American Idol. It’s the William Hung effect.

My main goal is to connect with the crowd. I leave room for improv. Whatever happens, happens. When I bring my band with me, it turns into the Craig Robinson comedy dance party.

I’m a Scorpio. I have different mood swings.

That’s the most gratifying thing in the world, helping each other.

The thing that makes you a good ‘Caraoke Showdown’ singer is you gotta have some knowledge of these songs. You gotta be ready to attack. You gotta shut your brain off and just go.

Nothing is guaranteed.

I was approached by my agent, who said they were interested in me for ‘Mr. Robot’. Then I binge-watched the show, and I was like, ‘Uh, I would like this. Show me how I’m gonna fit in there, but yeah, I would love it.’

I never wanted to do just one thing. There’s even other things in comedy that I want to do. For me, it’s always been that I have to have the vision first.

I’m Mr. Grits. One of the non-perishables.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve always been silly.

I worked with Tyler before on ‘Daddy’s Little Girls’. He couldn’t be smarter or more laid back and cool. He’s always throwing out lines and is funny as hell. And he was shining his light on ‘Peeples’, too, lending his name to showcase Tina as a first-time director, and me as a first-time lead.

My parents did the whole good-cop/bad-cop thing – Dad was the bad cop, and Mom was the good cop. I remember my father saying, ‘I’m his father, not his friend.’ That kind of stuck with me.

In acting, you get to that place where it’s serene, where you just feel it. I’m glad to be doing the drama because you can kind of take your time more and let a moment live more.