Eugene Mirman Quotes
For a short period of time, I was like, I have these jokes and if people get them, they get them. And then eventually, I was like, Oh no. It's absolutely my job to convey to people why what I think is funny, is funny. The whole point of standup is to get the audience to understand your weird point of view.
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There isn't much room for an outsider point of view in print any more.
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Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.
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Popular ideas about AIDS are based on a hypothesis that does not stand up to scientific scrutiny.
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Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view.
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Fat jokes to me are always, always hilarious, as long as they're done towards yourself.
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I would never do anything to undermine my husband's point of view.
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Most jokes state a bitter truth.
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We actually talked about Adam Sandler during the creation of 'Trolls,' because he does know how to time jokes.
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People have a comic bent or an angularity to their thinking, and those are the people who make jokes. And it's usually people who were in an environment, when they were young, where jokes were at a premium, or at least considered important to a life. My parents always listened to the comedy radio shows, we went to the comedy movies, and my parents appreciated comedy. So kids listen and follow what their parents like.
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If you don't like being attacked for your point of view, you shouldn't be in politics in the first place.
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I'll be the first to admit it, the life I'm leading is basically a joke. I should probably be cooler about it, but I can't fake it, you know?
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The older you get, the funnier fart jokes are.
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America won't be saved because one or 10 people stand up. It will be saved because millions of us stand up.
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It would be a bitter cosmic joke if we destroy ourselves due to atrophy of the imagination.
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My friends joke that I’m dead until I get onstage. I’m dead right now as you’re speaking to me.
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Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.
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I'm infamous, a joke. It doesn't make me feel good, because I'm a genuine person, but I don't let it get to me, because I am who I am.
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In speaking, it is best to be clear and say just enough to convey the meaning.
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Point of view gets me. If I can feel like a character rather than a reader, I'll read that book.
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Writing is a good example of self-abandonment. I never completely forget myself except when I am writing and I am never more completely myself than when I am writing.
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Reincarnation is not an exclusively Hindu or Buddhist concept, but it is part of the history of human origin. It is proof of the mindstream's capacity to retain knowledge of physical and mental activities. It is related to the theory of interdependent origination and to the law of cause and effect.
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The human race is almost addicted to war. It's like we just can't stop.
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How many therapists does it take to change a lightbulb? One, as long as the lightbulb wants to change.
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For a short period of time, I was like, I have these jokes and if people get them, they get them. And then eventually, I was like, Oh no. It's absolutely my job to convey to people why what I think is funny, is funny. The whole point of standup is to get the audience to understand your weird point of view.
