Jim Breuer

“Obviously, being a diehard Mets fan, my passion is a given, but I also love playing baseball. I hadn't been able to participate since high school, when the game became a little too fast for me.”

“I have a deep respect for life in general; just a huge, deep respect for life. And I have definitely grasped onto the fact that every minute, every moment, to be grateful and thankful for. Because we really don't know what's two seconds away. We really don't. It's so unpredictable.”

“I know I'm not a rock star.”

“The Mets represent life and the reality of life, the winning, the losing, the hope, the faith. You stick with them through the ups and the downs, the heartbreaks. Every year you always have hope. You always have faith, even when they break your heart. You get mad, but you stick with them. They're humbling.”

“Volbeat is one of those bands, where as soon as I hear them, I know who it is. It sounds like Elvis - backed by a Metal band.”

“The greatest thing that I had in my life was those moments with my dad that I sacrificed. I looked at him as a soldier. He's a wounded soldier. It's my duty as a human to take care of this soldier.”

“I'm a family guy who grew up with metal, and even though I'm domesticated I still have this in me.”

“To me, those three are the revolutionaries. Richard Pryor was honest, raw. George Carlin was brilliant. He was also deep, fearless. And Sam Kinison was another one who went deeper and he revolutionized the angle of tackling humor with the whole rock star element of yelling and screaming, which was hilarious.”

“The truth hurts but it has to be heard.”

“I realized I don't want anyone to control my destiny, whether it's a network TV show or not. I would rather invest in my own projects and if they fail, they fail on their own merits, not because somebody else mangled it.”

“As a kid, we were outdoors as much as possible.”

“Annie Lennox is tremendous live. What a presence.”

“There's nothing more powerful than stand-up. Crushing with your own material, with your own energy, controlling an audience: There's no better high. It's awesome.”

“I like old-school, riff-driven, hard rock music with big hooks!”

“There's not a lot of comics with anything to say. It's entertaining, but when you think of Chris Rock, Richard Pryor or Bill Cosby, they all had something to say.”

“I'm clean but I'm not Disney.”

“I can't see myself every leaving. I love New Jersey.”

“I don't dwell on the lows too long. I kind of put them away and just start fighting back.”

“I'm still blue collar in my heart. It comes from strong Long Island family roots.”