Carrot Top is the stage name for Scott Thompson (born February 25, 1965), who is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his bright red hair, prop comedy, and self-deprecating humor.
The blessing is that everyone knows who I am because of the commercials.
I love to shop, especially in retro stores. I have about a million pairs of old-school sports shoes like Adidas, so that's probably my biggest vice.
I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.
In movies, you don't get reactions: Live, when you do a joke, you know in a second whether it's good or bad. But in a movie, since no one is allowed to laugh or do anything, when you're done with a scene, you're left asking, 'Was that funny?'
I have a home in Orlando. That's kind of my default 'getaway' city.
It's our nature: Human beings like success but they hate successful people.
My manager has a car payment, so I work every night.
When I was younger I always thought, 'If I were ever a comedian I'd make it like a rock concert. ' I wanted to generate that type of enthusiasm and excitement.
When I told my friends I was going to be a comedian, they laughed at me.
I was the class clown at school, but at home, my family wasn't very funny.
I've always wanted to do a segment on a talk show. Jay Leno has been such a good friend, and if he would allow me, I'd have to get it all together, but I'd like to go on 'The Tonight Show' and do a set with no props. Or come out with a trunk and never touch it. Or come out with a clear trunk with nothing in it.
I had a Neighborhood Crime Watch sign in my dorm wall in college. People would come in and laugh at it. 'Where did you get it?' 'I took it. How good is their Neighborhood Crime Watch if they can't even watch their sign?'
I think it's the fact that I do something different and that I actually have some success with it. That bothers a lot of people. . . especially comics.
Everybody has their own style. If you went to the movies every week and everybody acted the same way Tom Cruise did, boy, wouldn't that suck?
I always thought marketing in general was an interesting kind of thing. I always liked commercials and billboards.
Some people even think I wear a wig. Do they think I went into a salon one day and said, Can you please screw this up really bad?
I don't want to be known just as 'Carrot Top. ' I don't always want to be this crazy, goofy guy.
People always say to me, Youre really attractive - in an unusual way. No one ever just says, Youre attractive.
Comics don't like to see other comics do well.
I have to go out for lunch and dinner because I can't cook. I need a woman to come and save me from my cooking.