A biography for Josh Gondelmanhasn’t been written yet.
“One great thing about going to a fashion event in the morning, especially in February in New York, is that the other attendees are dressed less like models themselves. A winter coat, it turns out, is a great equalizer.”
“I'm a big fan of saying the thing that is not necessarily sincere or earnest, but definitely honest.”
“I had a Screech-from-'Saved by the Bell' kind of vibe in that I hung out with people and had friends while having, like, big, curly hair and being generally a dork.”
“I'm skinny, but a soft skinny. I have strong legs, but my arms are like pea pods with single peas for elbows.”
“A vest is just a totem reminding you that some people dress well, and you can be one of those people.”
“I usually think to do pep talks on Twitter if I'm on the road, at home and my girlfriend is out of town, or if I'm at home and up later then my girlfriend and our dog Bizzy - like, if they're both asleep but I'm kind of wired.”
“It would not occur to me to write a joke like, 'This would be great if I was more like Andrew Dice Clay.' It's not the voice I write in - which is largely an extension of the voice in my head that I think in.”
“I broke my wrist at summer camp playing a game called 'volleybat,' which was baseball but with a volleyball. It is as dangerous as it sounds.”
“Fact about me - I love jumping over/into things.”
“I don't court haters. I don't thrive on people not liking things that I do. I treat people the way I want to be treated.”
“Although my grandmother was a strict parent and abided my grandfather's kosher diet, as a Nana, she had grown away from religion and was almost unbelievably permissive.”
“I love Boston, and I had a very lovely childhood in Massachusetts.”
“I've always been very un-fun. I'm a habit person. I have a very weak version of an addictive personality.”
“Given that I often wear shorts with a T-shirt, baseball cap, and backpack most days, a crew-neck shirt gives me the appearance of an undercover cop on the way to a sting operation at a summer camp.”
“I live very gently.”
“I remember, when I was a kid, my dad would subscribe to the BMG Music Club, and we got that initial 12 CDs for a penny... I think it was cassettes. Eight CDs or 12 cassettes, something like that.”
“I played sports because I think it's mandatory in the greater Boston area regardless of your aptitude. It's like, well, what else would you be doing?”
“My childhood friends and I would have been featured in 'The Achievers: The Story of the Big Lebowski Fans,' but I never signed the release form we received from the producers. I am both proud and ashamed of this fact.”
“I like comedy that's very specific and isn't afraid to lose people through its specificity.”
“What I try to do, what I attempt to do, is say things that I mean at least at an emotional level.”