Jeff Dunham Quotes
Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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People think I am America's party girl, which is just stupid. I have done 24 movies and I am creating my own TV show.
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The second I met Zac, I thought he was a really cool guy. It's hard not to have chemistry with someone who is so attractive.
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I like independent films... European films. I do go and see popular films as well because my kids force me.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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No one would feel embarrassed about seeking help for a child if they broke their arm - and we really should be equally ready to support a child coping with emotional difficulties.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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I started working out, eating a good diet, and just did everything I could that I thought would benefit me. I also started studying a lot harder in school. It matured me a remarkable amount and made me completely focused.
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We're living at a time where if you do a Google search for a 'show, review and network,' you'll get 'The New York Times' and Pete Billingsley from a town you've never heard of on the same results page. It's kind of democratizing the process so that everyone has access to a distribution system to express themselves.
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It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
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One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
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I've always kept a low profile, and I like it that way.
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.
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There's something extremely bizarre about the way people consume media now.
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The potential for regional conflict in the absence of an internationally active America is real.
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But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor.
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As the stars make more and more money - one person gets $12 million, $14 million, $15 million, $20 million - everyone else is expected to work for peanuts. And that includes some extraordinary actors who are, today, working for peanuts because the production companies have decided they don't need to pay these people, and they don't.
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It's sometimes better to pretend I don't hear the sound of somebody in the nearby woods with a shotgun.
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I was born on the island of Singapore, and I grew up there until I was 11 years old, when I was forcibly removed by my dad and planted into suburban Houston. I was in shock for the first year and then began to really love it - but didn't love it quite enough to stay.
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I said to myself, 'You're a man from a humble background, what you didn't learn in school, you'll learn now. Catch up.'
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The violence perpetrated by men against women must stop - and it's up to men to stop it. It is up to men to speak up and step in when they witness violence against women, and it is up to men to condemn the indefensible actions of the few and assert the will of the many.
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Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it.
