Jim Gaffigan Quotes About Growing Up

Quotes about: Growing Up

• I think growing up in Indiana prepares anyone for a life in comedy. I do feel like there is a certain kind of self-effacing cynicism among all Hoosiers.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Growing Up, Thinking, Self

  "Ask Jim Gaffigan". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. November 28, 2007.

• I was the youngest of six kids, so yeah, feeding myself was important, but it's not like I was obsessed with food growing up.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Growing Up, Kids, Important

• I liked the idea that my character was not gonna be the typical dumb guy that I play, typically. I also loved the fact that it was dealing with kind of adult-extended adolescence, which I think is always interesting - a bunch of people that don't wanna grow up.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Growing Up, Character, Thinking

  "From 'Pale Force' to 'My Boys' Region native Jim Gaffigan keeps comedy career chuggin' with new sitcom". "Post-Tribune" Newspaper, December 15, 2006.

• I didn't realize how much of a Hoosier or a Midwesterner I was until I moved to New York. It's weird - growing up in Indiana, I wanted to get out, and now I completely romanticize Indiana. It just seems like there's a greater focus on family back there, which I suppose is something that kind of stayed with me.

  Jim Gaffigan

  New York, Growing Up, Focus

  "Gaffigan laugh again with Northwest Indiana native bounces back from shaky sitcom by hooking up with new 'Ellen' show". "Post-Tribune" Newspaper, June 24, 2001.

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