Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by Damon Wayans, Jr.

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Last updated on September 18, 2024.

Damon Kyle Wayans Jr. is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for starring as Brad Williams in the ABC sitcom Happy Endings, for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012, and as Coach in the Fox sitcom New Girl. In 2014, he starred in the comedy film Let's Be Cops, and provided the voice of Wasabi in Big Hero 6.

American - Actor | Born: November 18, 1982

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My uncle Shawn used to stay with us when we were really young, and I used to come downstairs and see him break dancing on this piece of a cardboard. I probably always thought they were cool since then. I never knew his comedy, but I used to always see him break dancing. And he was terrible at it.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

I wanted to be an animator originally. I went to art school; I went to art college and everything. But that screen was just calling me.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 years old. I didn't even see his stand-up, really, until I started doing stand-up, and that was when I was 22. So he's pretty strict. We had curfews until I was 17... he didn't play around.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

Jim Carrey and my dad were best friends. He would always be in my house and stuff like that.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

You see people you identify with, and you take pieces of people you like and shape who you are. Like, I sound just like my dad. But that's literally my vocal chords. I can't sound like anything else... I sound like him, but I act like myself.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

Even in real life, sometimes you find that person you click with that you get irritated by every other person in the world but you can be around this person every day and you'd be fine with it.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

Television is a thing that people get very familiar with. They want to hear your voice in their head.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

I was always the class clown and got kicked out of class at least once a day for just being a goofball. Not suspended or anything, just sit outside and look at the tree on the bench. I got benched a lot. You keep one foot on the bench and try to get as far away as possible.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

I don't think I've ever had my heart broken, because I'm a man. I laughed it off, and then went and had sex with about 16 women, all unprotected.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

If I could have a superpower, I would choose the ability to make people's heart stop, if I just point at them.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

The key qualities all successful people share are drive, and belief in themselves.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

If you have the ability and want it bad enough, do it!

Damon Wayans, Jr.

I'm not really a clothes guy. I'd rather be naked.

Damon Wayans, Jr.

What excites me is danger! I like to do daring things. I've bungee jumped three times. The only thing I haven't tried is skydiving.