Chris Elliott quotes:

That's what keeps me up at three in the morning: Who's looking at reviews of Cabin Boy right now?

I missed the boat when I was doing Late Night.

Probably the most fun I've ever had, actually, acting. Because it was the perfect extension of the stuff that I'd started to do on Late Night With David Letterman, and when I look back on all my work, it was probably the best possible incarnation of Chris Elliott, of me.

Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more.

I don't get offered many dramatic roles. As soon as my face pops up in a movie, everyone knows I'm the funny guy.

I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.

But I don't think I was ever destined to be a big star.

People think that all cameramen do is point the camera at things, but it's a heck of a lot more complicated than that.

I'm not a competitive person.