Erik Griffin
Related DEMETRI MARTIN HANNIBAL BURESS JAY PHAROAH I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I d... DAVE ATTELL Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most. JUDAH FRIEDLANDER RUSSELL PETERS MICHAEL KEATON I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it... KATE CLINTON After doing comedy for a while and knowing how hard it is to do physical comedy right, I learned how... CARLY CRAIG DONALD GLOVER I don't come from a comedy background or a stand-up background, but I think that sometimes there... DARREN BOYD DENNIS MILLER CAROL LEIFER The driving force behind doing everything that I've been doing for 11 years as a stand-up is hav... ANTHONY JESELNIK BILLY GARDELL BILL HADER I don't like doing things by halves, and I realised you can't do stand-up comedy part-time. DEIRDRE O'KANE BOB NEWHART When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer. DANE COOK JAMES HETFIELD I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. ... JUDAH FRIEDLANDER Other than friends and family, my favorite things are New York and stand-up. I love doing comedy in ... AZIZ ANSARI Either a small business that doesn't realize what they should be doing or it's an entity that's just... JAY FOLEY ADAM DEVINE CHRIS ROCK There's nothing wrong with us doing an educational campaign. And I think the people of South Dakota,... LESLIE UNRUH I eventually became an actor, starting with doing stand-up comedy in New York and then theater where... NOLAN NORTH MORTIMER ADLER I was very lucky when I started doing comedy because I hadn't seen much stand-up. I just got up ... NATASHA LEGGERO A lot of stand-up comedy is embarrassing: too many idiots doing it in orange neckties against brick ... TRACEY ULLMAN I think that in an Internet age, content is content. As long as you can stand up on the merits of wh... RIZ AHMED If they're tardy, they stand. Or if they fall asleep. You can't sleep standing up. I heard of anothe... MATT BUCKLEY STEVEN WRIGHT There is a huge body of evidence showing that people do better in their work when they know why they... DAN PINK LAKE BELL EDDIE MURPHY I'm not doing an impersonation. I think of it as a representation of her, an impression instead of a... ADRIENNE BARBEAU I don't see myself as a stand-up comic doing cynical, mean-spirited or disrespectful stuff. I... TRACEY ULLMAN RACHEL MADDOW I also want to return to doing stand-up. I've become frightened of live audiences. This is a rea... JOHNNY VEGAS KEVIN SPACEY I'm always cracking up when I hear what people think I should be doing. TAJ MAHAL My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four... IMOGEN HEAP When doing a series, I look for something that has an idea you can think about, something that I'... DARREN STAR If that's the case, why did it take seven years? It would have been three years or four years into i... BRIAN DAWKINS I think a lot of people are miserable because they're not doing what they are supposed to be doing i... KATIE LOHMANN Every time I do a talk show or something, I'll be like, 'I'm doing 'Chandelier,'... MADDIE ZIEGLER CONOR OBERST I started doing stand-up in college. CARLOS ALAZRAQUI This year we're using two terrific venues we haven't used in the past; the Hartford Stage Company an... ARNOLD BERMAN I like doing stand-up and I love putting out TV specials. DAVE ATTELL JIM WALLIS STEVE MARTIN Second of all, I don't think Wall Street is doing what it's supposed to be doing, even after... HOWARD DEAN KATIE TAYLOR I like to act with people that know what they're doing. ED HARRIS I've been riding since I was maybe three or four. Ponies at first, and then I've really alwa... CHARLOTTE CASIRAGHI There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic. DAVE CHAPPELLE When she was 12 years old, the furthest they would stand from her was about three to four feet. They... GARY GILCHRIST NICK CANNON I was on a series for a number of years, and I got very used to only doing a mini-play per week. Whe... MALCOLM GETS MATT DILLON KELLY ROWLAND Usually, impersonations come out of something you dig, because you're listening to it over and o... ALEX BORSTEIN DYLAN MORAN MORRIE SCHWARTZ YANN MARTEL DANA CARVEY DANIEL TOSH STEVEN WRIGHT LOUIS C. K. JAMES BELUSHI Health-wise, I couldn't have said what my life expectancy would've been if I'd just carr... JOHNNY VEGAS BO BURNHAM I have a work-out regime; I am not a maniac. It sounds cliche, but stand-up comedy, doing a one-man ... ROBERT KLEIN When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it. NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN Vince really respects what we do as far as stand-up comics go. He's really an amazing individual as ... BRET ERNST Print-on-demand and electronic self-publishing options have made it easy for anyone to set up a busi... VICTORIA STRAUSS BJ THE CHICAGO KID A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing. TRAVIS BARKER SADE ADU The idea of doing stand-up is terrifying to me. CHARLIE DAY Three out of four people I know my age are either doing this or they're thinking about it. EVEGELIO BALAN Being on TV sucks. It's a lot of work. You memorize scripts and then you show up and they change... GABRIEL IGLESIAS I think airlines have been very much parrots. They'll just follow what everyone else is doing. W... TONY FERNANDES I've only been doing this fifty-four years. With a little experience, I might get better. HARRY CARAY JOHN LYDON PATTI SMITH My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 ye... DAMON WAYANS, JR. Hang in there. If you believe what you're doing is unique. Otherwise give up or sound like Nirvana o... JOEY RAMONE I think it's a wonderful cause. I would be doing whatever I can to stand up (and) bring this to the ... JANET PELASARA SANDRA OH I think growing up as an Asian American there has always been a label: they're quiet, they don't hav... LAURA TOLENTINO This is the greatest feeling in the world. I've been doing this eight years. My first year was our o... JOE HARPER FRED HAMPTON Not to speak disparagingly of Justin Bieber or Rihanna, but they're not so hands-on with their i... LADY STARLIGHT STEVE MARTIN Chris Paul has been the guy for months now, but people want to see who's that second or third guy. I... CHARLIE VILLANUEVA AMBER HEARD Have four things going. I have stand-up comedy, two television shows and I'm working on a play. ... JOY BEHAR
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My inspiration to do comedy came from many places. Saturday mornings, I would watch Bob Hope and Jer... ERIK GRIFFIN New York is great because it's such a cross-section of the world, and when you're used to pe... ERIK GRIFFIN Most of the time, the truth is ugly and in your face! My observational brand of humor is very much a... ERIK GRIFFIN I started going to the open mics every day in 2003. You make the comics laugh, they get you work, an... ERIK GRIFFIN I'm not really a current events guy, sadly. ERIK GRIFFIN People don't realize it's not just about being funny, and they don't know how perceptive... ERIK GRIFFIN I take the good with the bad. I always wanted to be a comic, and part of that, for me, was that I wa... ERIK GRIFFIN I love doing stand-up, and the more you do outside of stand-up to raise your profile, the better you... ERIK GRIFFIN 'Workaholics' seems like it's doing wonders for my career. ERIK GRIFFIN I was born and raised in Los Angeles. ERIK GRIFFIN 'The Ugly Truth' isn't trying to change the world with strong political opinions; it'... ERIK GRIFFIN Women are hilarious. ERIK GRIFFIN Sometimes comedy can be, like, negative and just the worst parts of ourselves coming out. ERIK GRIFFIN It's not like every male comic you meet is funny. Like, a lot of them are not funny. ERIK GRIFFIN I think the best compliment you can receive is not, 'Oh, that was really funny,' but, 'I... ERIK GRIFFIN I look stupid without a mustache. ERIK GRIFFIN We're eating Ramen Noodles chicken and beef that's what we eat everyday. AHMAD GRIFFIN We ain't got no family out here. All the football team that's our family. AHMAD GRIFFIN We're eating Ramen Noodles  chicken and beef â€... AHMAD GRIFFIN We ain't got no family out here. All the football team  that's our... AHMAD GRIFFIN I know that they are all right, I just don't know where they at. AHMAD GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN TIM GRIFFIN He commended us on how great a win it was. That would have been a devastating loss. He didn't really... ADRIAN GRIFFIN I felt something pop in there. I'll wait and see how it feels. ADRIAN GRIFFIN But he can't go out on the court and play. We have to take some accountability as players. ADRIAN GRIFFIN We got the win, it didn't matter how ugly it was. We needed to get back on track. ADRIAN GRIFFIN Guys get hurt and other guys have got to pull their weight and pick up the slack. We don't make excu... ADRIAN GRIFFIN We just followed the game plan. Defending those guys is just a total team effort. ADRIAN GRIFFIN We've got excellent scorers. Why do they need me to take shots away from them? I know what I need to... ADRIAN GRIFFIN I think that is why we came out with a lot of energy. We know he is capable of putting up big number... ADRIAN GRIFFIN Whoever guarded him played with a lot of energy. Fortunately, he didn't get going like he usually ca... ADRIAN GRIFFIN It starts with the coach. He gets us ready. We're very prepared. You look at our second unit, even o... ADRIAN GRIFFIN It is Joplin, the wind is usually blowing in Joplin. You can open your window and get a pretty decen... ADAM GRIFFIN This is the annual time of year for the air-conditioning complaint. ADAM GRIFFIN This is the best attendance we've had in three or four years. I appreciate the work the body has don... ADAM GRIFFIN We've had a high demand on single rooms. They are paying more for them, so we wanted to offer them m... ADAM GRIFFIN ARCHIE GRIFFIN ARCHIE GRIFFIN ARCHIE GRIFFIN ARCHIE GRIFFIN ARCHIE GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN Studios are designed to pull out all of that beautiful ambience you get from singing in a room, and ... PATTY GRIFFIN TIM GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN TIM GRIFFIN We got fatigued (from the press). I think our legs started getting out of our shots and they were ri... ANDREW GRIFFIN We had everything it took this year to get over the hump. We just didn't execute. ANDREW GRIFFIN They probably had five fans for every fan we had. It was so loud that we couldn't communicate with e... ANDREW GRIFFIN The second one, I thought it was going to fall. ANDREW GRIFFIN They came out with more intensity, more energy. We didn't really show it tonight. A win is a win, bu... ANDREW GRIFFIN What's happening now is the gap is widening, and some of the manufacturing processes [in memory] are... ANDREW GRIFFIN I think we actually punish children out of their relationship with their bodies... we categorically ... SUSAN GRIFFIN TIM GRIFFIN President Obama's policies have been categorical failures for our country. Unemployment is over ... TIMOTHY GRIFFIN When last I checked, you were a sorcerer, not a Jedi."KATE GRIFFIN We have to work harder to show distinction. ANGELA GRIFFIN The unity, teamwork and friendships we forged will go on. ANGELA GRIFFIN There is going to be testing and commercialization of technology that focuses on clean energy. ANGELA GRIFFIN It's difficult to give one person an advantage over another because they were displaced by the hurri... ANGELA GRIFFIN I am absolutely over the moon. The baby's due next June. But I haven't found out the sex of the chil... ANGELA GRIFFIN Texas schools are opening their doors to thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees. We want to help th... ANNETTE GRIFFIN Texas schools are opening their doors to thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees, ANNETTE GRIFFIN We're going to have fully certified teachers that have had a background check and it's going to be d... ANNETTE GRIFFIN We´re going to have fully certified teachers that have had a background check and i... ANNETTE GRIFFIN Texas schools are opening their doors to thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees. We want to help th... ANNETTE GRIFFIN It is important to get these children back into a stable school environment as quickly as possible. ANNETTE GRIFFIN The beauty of Spring Training is there's always a lot of new faces. Everybody's excited and you've g... ALFREDO GRIFFIN I am very proud to be here and to be with such a powerful group. This is my country's team. It's a p... ALFREDO GRIFFIN I'm here because I want this to come out well and I have a lot of respect for the boys on the team. ... ALFREDO GRIFFIN I'm not sure if the USA has ever been exposed to this type of tradition. Fans in the USA applaud but... ALFREDO GRIFFIN Same thing they did in the regular season. Fastballs, change-ups, he's just not swinging good. ALFREDO GRIFFIN He said he is hitting the ball right at somebody. ALFREDO GRIFFIN Tom was like a father to me. ALFREDO GRIFFIN It's a Latin tradition that goes way back. It's a way to pump up the players and a way for the playe... ALFREDO GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN When I started performing, I played acoustic music, partly because that way you don't have to wo... PATTY GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN I'm confused that there is a lack of faith in listening to and deciding what is a great song and... PATTY GRIFFIN I'm going to be doing solo stuff. The idea is to do 'small' and 'off my beaten path,... PATTY GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN I’ve perfected the art of the fake smile. It’s not so difficult when you are completely numb. BETHANY GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN TIM GRIFFIN There cannot be any better cross-section of America and I think the soldiers represent the best we h... GERALD GRIFFIN There's really no rivalry with us and (Wesley Chapel), even though we're in the same county. That wa... BRIAN GRIFFIN With those units, it may be the place for a higher-end restaurant. Being across from the Maritime Aq... BRIAN GRIFFIN Now everything has got a seal on it. BRIAN GRIFFIN (Nauta) actually played very well in all the games. It's really tough to fault the goalie. He played... BRIAN GRIFFIN We are just really concerned about the impact [the insurers' moratorium] is going to have on hospita... BRIAN GRIFFIN In fiscal year 2006, we expect to spend in excess of $29 million on community benefits, which includ... BRIAN GRIFFIN Our plan right now is to proceed with our timetable as it was approved by the board of directors, wh... BRIAN GRIFFIN We want to increase employee satisfaction, and it's important for us to have it as an effective recr... BRIAN GRIFFIN For the public, we wanted to make it easier and more convenient to access health information. BRIAN GRIFFIN This is building community by putting people on the streets. That is what makes cities work. BRIAN GRIFFIN You should be happy to go to work every day. BRENDA GRIFFIN I can't tell you one. BRENDA GRIFFIN I can leave knowing that this school is operating smoothly. BRENDA GRIFFIN When you get buy-in from everybody and you get suggestions, that is what makes a school successful. BRENDA GRIFFIN I'm walking into what seems to be the perfect situation. BRENDA GRIFFIN If there are a lot of calls, we do take a look at that stuff. Some people like to demonize us. In ma... BOB GRIFFIN The operating schedule is a collective decision based on a monstrous review a couple years back. BOB GRIFFIN She's covered all the bases wonderfully. She works well with both staffs. BOB GRIFFIN The year we opened Appalachian was a sizable jump, somewhere around 9 percent. It's an issue at our ... BOB GRIFFIN I would hope [students] would understand we don't arbitrarily look to raise the board rate. BOB GRIFFIN It's a matter of the costs of doing business. We have a yearly sit-down with a dining services contr... BOB GRIFFIN We are kicking it off next week and the plan is have it deployed by fall. BOB GRIFFIN She has a very patron-oriented point of view. BOB GRIFFIN Just because I was almost 62, I did not feel decrepit and felt I wasn't finished being a soldier... GERALD GRIFFIN Las Vegas without Wayne Newton is like Disneyland without Mickey Mouse. MERV GRIFFIN Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking. GRIFFIN DUNNE Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the si... SUSAN GRIFFIN In one sense I feel that my book is a one-woman argument against determinism. SUSAN GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN We've tried everything we can, and will continue to enforce the law. CAROL GRIFFIN There are so many awesome things you can do with the board, that I'm still learning all it can do. CAROL GRIFFIN Some people donate money; I donate time. There's never enough people to give time. CAROL GRIFFIN I don't like to work and make money. I like to volunteer; it's more rewarding. CAROL GRIFFIN Thirty years ago when I started, I was teaching kids how to work a cassette player. This is the futu... CAROL GRIFFIN TIM GRIFFIN It's clear (in the recorded interview) his comprehension (of English) is not that great. They had cl... JOHNNY GRIFFIN But at the same time, never having final cut before, I really learned an interesting thing for any s... GRIFFIN DUNNE I think we were the first picture to cut on Final Cut Pro. So we were the guinea pigs, because we go... GRIFFIN DUNNE TIM GRIFFIN They had no life paddles, no life vests, no personal protective equipment. They weren't familiar wit... DAN GRIFFIN I was asked to sing with Mavis Staples on a gospel compilation called 'Oh Happy Day.' And, y... PATTY GRIFFIN Ordinary women attempt to change our bodies to resemble a pornographic ideal. Ordinary women constru... SUSAN GRIFFIN The men who still have the largest share of the power in society don't do any domestic work. The ver... SUSAN GRIFFIN Just as the slave master required the slaves to imitate the image he had of them, so women, who live... SUSAN GRIFFIN What is buried in the past of one generation falls to the next to claim. SUSAN GRIFFIN A story is told as much by silence as by speech. SUSAN GRIFFIN Philosophy means nothing unless it is connected to birth, death, and the continuance of life. Anytim... SUSAN GRIFFIN We known ourselves to be made from this earth.We know this earth is made from our bodies.For we see ... SUSAN GRIFFIN We're supposed to be a team, ... Team chemistry this year, baby. MICHAEL GRIFFIN It is entirely appropriate for the administration to announce or espouse whatever political views th... MICHAEL GRIFFIN It's occurred to me I need to laugh at myself more, and that I don't need to be some sad fol... PATTY GRIFFIN We're limited by recklessness. You must reach a standard where the conduct is wanton, inconsiderate ... ED GRIFFIN The legislation passed by Congress reflects the U.S. government's continuing commitment to nonprolif... MICHAEL GRIFFIN God as 'He,' as a patriarchal thing, is offensive to me. It's standard fare for America,... PATTY GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN I'm sure (the Hayats) are disappointed, ... They really wanted their day in court to clear their nam... JOHNNY GRIFFIN Much of what was said was initially said by the cooperating witness, ... It was leading questions. JOHNNY GRIFFIN What this proves is that the government is not prepared to try this case, plain and simple. JOHNNY GRIFFIN Roane County lost a very good man in Tony Mason. He touched a lot of lives. I don't think I know any... JOHNNY GRIFFIN If Wildcat could not get information for the FBI, Wildcat would not be paid. JOHNNY GRIFFIN When I signed here, all I ever heard was I was overpaid, that I was an underachiever, CORNELIUS GRIFFIN He knew his son was being held and he believed they would let him and his son go if he cooperated. JOHNNY GRIFFIN They're rare as hens teeth and quite valuable, ... But we prefer to think of it as rare, and not the... JOHN GRIFFIN TIM GRIFFIN He reached in my car, unlocked the door, ripped me out of the car and he actually threw me on the gr... ROBERT GRIFFIN We believe this venture safer and more affordable than any other spaceflight ventures that the U.S. ... MICHAEL GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN Discussions on the San Antonio project are ongoing, and we are very optimistic. JOHN GRIFFIN TIM GRIFFIN We're eating Ramen Noodles chicken and beef that's what we eat everyday. AHMAD GRIFFIN We ain't got no family out here. All the football team that's our family. AHMAD GRIFFIN KATHY GRIFFIN We are largely deferring utilization (of the station) and we are paring logistics (flights) to the b... MICHAEL GRIFFIN It is exactly the type of enterprise which should be left to industry and the [commercial] marketpla... MICHAEL GRIFFIN It's interesting to note that John Kerry refused to debate John Edwards one-on-one during the Democr... TAYLOR GRIFFIN The Bush-Cheney campaign looks for a vigorous debate at the appropriate time. But John Kerry should ... TAYLOR GRIFFIN Wash your fresh fruits and vegetables before you eat them. Peel your fruits and cut out any parts th... PATRICIA GRIFFIN Right now, we're still addressing what the implications are on the shuttle launch schedule, and if I... MICHAEL GRIFFIN Right now, we're still addressing what the implications are on the shuttle launch schedule. If I don... MICHAEL GRIFFIN Obviously, we've been beaten up pretty well. MICHAEL GRIFFIN We're going to try as hard as we can to get back in space this year because we have a big constructi... MICHAEL GRIFFIN This time, it was Michoud's turn to take a bullet for the team, MICHAEL GRIFFIN Right now, we're still addressing what the implications are on the shuttle launch schedule, and if I... MICHAEL GRIFFIN My heart goes out to all the people affected by this hurricane, ... I will be visiting Stennis and t... MICHAEL GRIFFIN I will be visiting Stennis and the Michoud Assembly Facility soon to talk with our people. MICHAEL GRIFFIN The reality is that from an investigative standpoint, we may have (seized) firearms that are not pro... DAVID GRIFFIN I am honored to perform with Joe Negri and the Slippery Rock Chamber Choir this Saturday. He is such... RYAN GRIFFIN ARCHIE GRIFFIN ARCHIE GRIFFIN We're going to continue to put a lot on them mentally and see how they absorb it and how they react ... MATT GRIFFIN I spent the day with the pigeons, on a bench in Trafalgar Square, my bag of belongings huddled to my... KATE GRIFFIN Masculinity is a terrible problem, as we construe it and shape it. SUSAN GRIFFIN It was pitch black out there so I got the family together and said a prayer, ... We decided to leave... BARBARA GRIFFIN Luckily one of us came to our senses. BARBARA GRIFFIN We were well prepared for the storm, BARBARA GRIFFIN The first day passed, and the storm was not so bad. Tuesday we stayed. And Wednesday we swam our way... 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When I was in improv workshops or doing stand-up or writing comedy with others, or just doing comedy... 
I started doing '30 Rock' and started writing 'Mystery Team' at the beginning of tha... 
I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They'... 
There were very few women comics when I started out doing stand-up. But I always saw that as a great... 
Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that c... 
A lot of times I think people, when they're doing a movie that's a family movie, they're... 
That meant I could go home at night, ... Doing stand-up comedy, you're on the road an awful lot. 
We do this basically for ourselves. People appreciate it, which is cool, but I think they appreciate... 
I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to ... 
When I do stand-up, I'm basically doing a one-man show. 
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I've been doing comedy longer than I haven't been doing comedy, as I was performing for thre... 
I think, in general, when you're doing comedy, you're having a good time regardless of the c... 
I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing. 
I'm sure other people in the business have considered reasons why they're doing what they... 
After graduation, I was floundering in L.A., doing stand-up comedy and working in a shoe store in th... 
People resist change; if they like something, then they want you to keep doing it over and over - bu... 
I don't think we should discriminate against an organization or congregation because they're... 
Doing comedy alone onstage is the ego's last stand. 
When you're so consistent, people have to stand up and take notice. I don't think people rec... 
I like underground rappers - Cory Gunz is a young kid that's been really doing his thing. I'... 
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Right now, this is definitely the final tour and the final album. We have made a decision, ... And, ... 
I've seen stand up comedy, and after a while you start to notice that a lot of people are doing ... 
So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're bus... 
Any writer will be happy and good only if they know what they're doing and why they're doing... 
There was no Groundlings or Upright Citizens Brigade where I was from. Looking back on it, I was try... 
It's the ultimate pinnacle of stand-up to have an hour on HBO, but way more people see Comedy Ce... 
Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it beca... 
There are people that really live by doing the right thing, but I don't know what that is, I'... 
Doing a sitcom is like doing a play - you rehearse for three or four days, and then you shoot what y... 
Comedy doesn't really matter that much; I know that. I treat it like an adult - I don't trea... 
I only collaborate with the people I rock with in life, period. I rock with people where I really re... 
From being at art college, I've always hated people that have the gall to think that they're... 
I'm sort of of the belief that people kill themselves from the inside out. When they're unha... 
Sometimes you're doing really well, then, after three or four years, everything inexplicably cra... 
People ask me what I'm writing. They think I'm Sandra Tsing Loh. Or they ask about stand-up.... 
I am the people, I'm not the pig. You got to make a distinction. And the people are going to hav... 
Enjoyment while performing was rare—enjoyment would have been an indulgent loss of focus that come... 
You know, I've kind of been lucky enough to always work with established actors or big names or ... 
The thing that bums me out about 'The Real World' is I don't want to believe that teenag... 
I believe our health care system is in drastic need of innovative, patient-centered reforms that enc... 
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To me, the Heismans symbolize (how great of a team we were) because that success could not happen in... 
I was raised right — I talk about people behind their backs. It's called manners. 
People love to talk about the old bipartisanship. But it wasn't really bipartisanship. Yeah, the... 
The great thing about celebrity culture is that they can't seem to stop themselves from displayi... 
It's not fair that people who work, save, and pay for their cell phones are forced to fund the L... 