"[If he has had any negative response to his comedy offline:] Never. Not once. Never once has somebody come up to me and said Hey, I didnt like the thing you said."
Matthew Steven Rife is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his self-produced comedy specials Only Fans (2021), Matthew Steven Rife (2023), and Walking Red Flag (2023), his 2023 Netflix specials Natural Selection and Lucid, his Christmas special Unwrapped and his previous recurring role on the sketch improv comedy and rap show Wild 'n Out.
"I think if youre on this earth for such a limited amount of time, how insane is it to sit behind your phone and computer and complain about something you dont like when you have the world at your hands of all the things you could do? Like, what an absolute waste of energy, time, and emotion."
"Imagine you see a street performer. Theyre playing violin on the street corner, theyve got their case out whith cash. Say you fucking hate violins. Violins drive you nuts. Maybe hes not even good at playing violin. What do you do? Ya keep walking. No sane, decent human being stops and goes Youre fucking aweful dude. Kill yourself! What are you doing out here? Youre making my life miserable until I just look a different direction. Thats an insane thing to do. And most people know not do that."
"[About online anger:] It doesnt translate to the real world. I just walked through two very packed airports and did nothing but take like 45 pictures. Nothing but a positive response."