Eric Stonestreet Quotes
Between pets, comedy and toys, I try to surround myself with as much fun stuff as I can. That's how I pick projects. It's about whether I'm going to enjoy myself, enjoy the other actors, and enjoy the other people that I'm working with.
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I started getting really interested in comedy when I was in middle school.
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I don't understand why every guy is not a romantic. I enjoy it.
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I actually love doing comedy!
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I am trying to do comedy on every single medium. I consider myself a public servant.
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I like the idea of the comedy of resilience.
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I love doing sitcoms. I love doing comedy. I love the whole shooting match.
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When I was a kid, I used to make up all these characters. I love comedy a lot, and I don't get to do it often. Somewhere in the middle, I shifted into doing drama.
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I'm thrilled I can make a living doing something I enjoy.
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For me, comedy literally is way more terrifying than doing drama, so it's always about stretching what I think I can do and putting myself out there in different context.
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I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.
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I enjoy the freedom of the blank page.
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I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time.
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The book is called 'Thanks for Nothing' and it's really the story of how I got into comedy and traces back every strand in my life that is relevant to that story. It's kind of an autobiography but isn't, as it stops about 25 years ago. It goes right up to the first time I do stand up.
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I've always loved Victorian melodrama. And I've always liked larger-than-life theater, providing it's truthful and honest. I like what the theater can provide in energy and bombast - I enjoy it when it's large, and by that I don't mean in size, I mean in emotions. Shakespeare did that.
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Comedy in America is very serious. Either they laugh, or they don't.
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But I enjoy the opportunity to use swear symbols.
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All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.
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You can not have comedy unless people are behaving badly. You can't have it.
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I mean, I didn't ever watch 'Gilligan's Island' and think, 'Those people are actors.' I lived in West Virginia. Hollywood just felt like this total other universe.
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I know the nature of comedy, and you never know what will happen with the next movie or whether people will find it funny.
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As a comedian, you're kind of like a blues musician; you have to live a little bit.
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While liberals are leery of religious fundamentalism in general, they consistently imagine that all religions at their core teach the same thing and teach it equally well. This is one of the many delusions borne of political correctness.
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I went to South Africa on safari and came eye to eye with a beautiful leopard. We were so close; I was staring at him for a long time and I felt a recognition with my own nature.
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Between pets, comedy and toys, I try to surround myself with as much fun stuff as I can. That's how I pick projects. It's about whether I'm going to enjoy myself, enjoy the other actors, and enjoy the other people that I'm working with.
