Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie is a New Zealand comedian, actor and songwriter who serves as one-half of the comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords. He has been assessed by the admins of this site as INTP

Quotes

 * “I spent quite a few years trying to do things the Hollywood way... I’m learning that, actually, it’s fine to not do it that way.”
 * “There’s a very blurred line between the material and us just talking about things... The audience thinks everything is a bit, but often it’s not a bit — it’s just us figuring something out.”
 * [On writing 'Man Or Muppet?']: "I really wanted to do a power-ballad tune, and really wanted to get it as dramatic as I possibly could get it to be...That is what I found really funny."
 * "You don’t really think about the audience or how people are going to react, you just don’t know."
 * The New York Times: " Mr. Clement and Mr. McKenzie have walked a line between caring just enough about their work to do a good job and not caring at all."
 * The Guardian: "McKenzie’s portrayal of a particular type of socially awkward, deadpan New Zealander helped put the country’s dry humour on the map."
 * The Guardian: "He prefers the quiet bustle of home to the bright lights of Hollywood."