Bret McKenzie Quotes & Sayings

I think the radio is kind of cool, because you're really free to do whatever you want, because you can go into another world. Whereas in TV, you have to make that world. — Bret McKenzie

When you think of famous New Zealanders, there aren't many. — Bret McKenzie

I don't know, man. Look at me. I've changed. I've grown up. I've got a job, got a career ... I drink coffee now. — Bret McKenzie

There are a lot of good shows that don't get picked up. Like that Ben Stiller pilot, Heat Vision And Jack? That would have been a great show, but somehow it slipped by. — Bret McKenzie

It's easy to struggle in New York. I think New York is a bit expensive. — Bret McKenzie

You've got to try and do your best, and the failure is what's funny. But you can't be aware of the failure, you've just got to keep trying to do your best. — Bret McKenzie

Sometimes when you play music, you start thinking, "This is rocking!" — Bret McKenzie

At the end of your life, you're lucky if you die. — Bret McKenzie

Now it looks like I'll be known as the musical comedy guy. Which is good news for me. Or I'll be known as the New Zealand idiot. — Bret McKenzie

I was genuinely starstruck when I met Kermit the Frog. Like many stars here tonight, he's a lot shorter in real life. — Bret McKenzie

My acting's very understated. I think my sad and happy don't play that differently onscreen. — Bret McKenzie

Music-wise, I listen to everything. Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman - I guess I like a lot of '70s music. — Bret McKenzie

I'm easy to get along with, and intolerant. — Bret McKenzie

I definitely miss New Zealand. Mainly friends and family. — Bret McKenzie

I grew up watching the 'Muppets.' In New Zealand, the 'Muppets' were as big as anywhere else I think. It was a pretty global phenomenon. — Bret McKenzie

One of the mistakes I made was thinking chickens and penguins could sing, just like all the other animals in the 'Muppets.' But it turns out those animals are not allowed to sing words. — Bret McKenzie

The 'Muppets' were a very big part of my childhood, and 'Flight of the Conchords' definitely has elements of the 'Muppets' in it, specifically the way we mixed music and comedy. — Bret McKenzie