Erik Griffin Quotes
I started going to the open mics every day in 2003. You make the comics laugh, they get you work, and you build up your reputation. It was a slow process.
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It does make me sad that there's a lot of great songs out there, and they're not going to see the light of day because they're competing with these tailgate songs.
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With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.
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Writers shouldn't have lives that are interesting. It gets in the way of your work.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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How does the GOP repeal and replace Obamacare without cutting the benefits upon which millions of Americans have come to rely?
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We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.
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As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.
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I've been writing for years, you know, and when I get to a particular place, city, or different locale, I find myself first of all being challenged by those that love me to write more.
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Going to the conventions, seeing the incredible amount of love that people put into their clothing, costumes, gadgetry, and art of all kinds, is a huge treat for me.
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Wit lies in recognizing the resemblance among things which differ and the difference between things which are alike.
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Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion.
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Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read.
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I think I've definitely found a niche working in comedy, but dramatic films are what brought me here. After I saw 'Titanic' in the theater, I got the bug.
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Today, people tend to credit me with having the original idea and made the first circuits.
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All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.
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We must fight for peace bravely as we fought in war.
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I was fooling everyone by surrounding myself with funny people. But then I put myself out there - writing my own sketches, going on stage with nobody surrounding me - and for some reason people were still laughing.
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My originality consists in putting the logic of the visible to the service of the invisible.
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Nothing is etched in stone in tennis until the final point has been played. That's why we watch.
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If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
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Students never think it can be the teacher's fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn't do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it's how you present it that makes it scary or friendly.
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The best filmmakers, I think, have always had very narrow frameworks for their stories, and then they can go deeply, rather than skimming the surface.
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I started going to the open mics every day in 2003. You make the comics laugh, they get you work, and you build up your reputation. It was a slow process.
