Fred Armisen Quotes
I spent most of my 20s playing music. I was in a band, and we worked really hard and did not get very far.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.
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I never thought I wouldn't succeed. Not because I thought I was good-looking - I just thought I would make it.
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With this business, you have to learn to go with the flow. Not being able to grow in comfort is a beautiful thing when you're uncomfortable, so just embrace it and roll with it, and you'll come out stronger.
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People often try to disguise televisions. I always think that makes it worse. It is what it is!
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I deserve attention not because of any talent, but just because of who I am.
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Growing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together.
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I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.
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A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.
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I'm a 'Blackadder' girl.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
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I like seeing advanced acrobatics, but I also like to see more than tumbling. It's important to combine the artistry of gymnastics with the tough skills. It's called artistic gymnastics. We should stand by the name.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.
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I went to a French immersion school, and French-Canadian improv is a big thing, and we had an improv team at school, and 12 of us would get up and make things up against other elementary schools. I'd always wanted to perform, and that was just another extension of it.
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There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock.
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So many actors started on soap operas. So yeah, I'd graduated Julliard and done some theater. I've done a few guest spots on TV but nothing that long-term. I did a little 'E.R.' back when it was on, and a pilot for 'Cold Case.'
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I have been in auditions where - because - you're always scared before, but if you let that scared feeling get the better of you or become too much, it could ruin your audition.
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I make records all the time. But making records is not quite the same as getting them to the audience.
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You're familiar with the tragedies of antiquity, are you? The great homicidal classics?
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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I spent most of my 20s playing music. I was in a band, and we worked really hard and did not get very far.
