“I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show'...” — John Oliver Quote

“I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show', I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson.”

“I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things.”

“Congress never loses its capacity to disappoint you.”

“What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far more important is the manifestation presented when he substitutes for his mother tongue the English language as the common medium of speech.”

“I had a brief period of questioning whether I should perhaps adopt a child. And my New Yorker editor, Henry Finder, was horrified by the notion.”

“I've always been very curious about fringe cultures where people temporarily adopt a different social model or way of presenting themselves.”