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For me, I would get so frustrated because I would see these other bands just whip by us.
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I tend to think that there is a sophistication to everything at 'Saturday Night Live,' including the sketches.
Fred Armisen
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I think Ian MacKaye is everything that I always wanted to be.
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I'm glad I get to do characters. It's just like a Polaroid shot of whoever the person is, and to me, anyway, that's kind of what life is like. You get a general sense of somebody, and then we're all good, we get it. We understand each other.
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You should approach everything in life like, 'What is this?'
Fred Armisen -
I have a problem with sweets. I have an inability to eat a just little bit. It's almost like I can't even enjoy chocolate anymore - I have to stuff it into my brain, cram it into my ears.
Fred Armisen -
Over the years, El Perro del Mar became this artist that, every record that came out, I just loved it.
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I take any project on a month or two at a time. Meaning, I don't think too far ahead.
Fred Armisen
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I feel like Miami is way, way too hot.
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When punk came along, it made perfect sense to me. I found it melodic. The Clash, Buzzcocks.
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People on the street comment on how handsome I am. You know, people stop and say how angular my face is.
Fred Armisen -
I've met Tony Danza. He was really nice. And he looks... I feel like he hasn't aged. He looks exactly the same. He's just Tony Danza. He's exactly the same as he's always been.
Fred Armisen -
Even when I go do comedy stuff live, I can still feel the drummer in me about to go onstage.
Fred Armisen -
I believe in limitations. I think the worst art ever made - in my opinion, because it's all so subjective - is where the artist had complete freedom.
Fred Armisen
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I would really like to do a movie. Schedule-wise I don't know when exactly, but I think it would be great to do a Portlandia movie. Some of my favorite television shows have done it and they've been great. Like Monty Python. I think it would be great.
Fred Armisen -
I think a comedian has a more specific job. Whereas a musician can fall into different categories, you know, of making background music or doing a soundtrack or wanting to be in a band or writing the song, or writing your own songs. And then comedy is a very black and white thing. You want to make people happy.
Fred Armisen -
The worst art is when it's really convenient and comfy.
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Every day, I wanna work on being a better person, not just to others but to myself.
Fred Armisen -
My favorite album is 'Ram' by Paul and Linda McCartney.
Fred Armisen -
Panned or not, 'Dune' is a real part of science-fiction filmmaking.
Fred Armisen
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I started comedy in, like, 1998.
Fred Armisen -
I like that 'Broad City' exists, and I love being around at the same time as 'Key & Peele.' I love those guys - I just, I love their faces.
Fred Armisen -
When I used to see Rick Moranis do something, to me that was immediately funny. Or George Carlin or Martin Lawrence.
Fred Armisen -
Everyone knows deep in their hearts that the drums are the coolest instrument, and that a band is only as good as its drummer. So I'm all for drum solos. I'm all for drummers hamming it up. I'm all for drummers standing up and kicking over the kit.
Fred Armisen