Karl Pilkington Quotes
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Life isn't perfect, of course, but we all know it's how you react to things that counts.
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We know that if you just were to take the drugs that you were supposed to take for diabetes or hypertension, just take it, as opposed to not take it, we could save $7,000, $3,000 per patient per year.
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I started getting really interested in comedy when I was in middle school.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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Some of the most fun people I know are scientists.
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Stax was rejoicing in the difference in who we are, and that's what you see in the film.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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One thing I hear a lot is, 'Dude, my mom loves your record,' or 'I got it for my dad for Christmas.' I'm essentially doing dad rock. Which is great, because I love Steely Dan, you know? Nothing wrong with dad rock!
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I don't know why directors sign on to these projects and completely rewrite everything.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.
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Music is really nothing if you think about it - it only becomes something when somebody listens to it. And then it becomes uncontrollable.
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Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
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The main thing is to know something and to say it.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens.
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I'd previously done 'Expelled,' and that was more on the comedy side, so I really wanted to challenge myself and see if I could actually do a drama.
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And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.
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I understand that the average person can't imagine damaging their looks in any way if it could be avoided. But I don't value my physical beauty to the point where I would not do something I truly enjoy because I'm afraid of potentially hurting something superficial.
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I use Gibson guitars; I prefer the Les Paul custom.
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You know, I used to be made fun of as a kid for being really articulate; it was sort of like a strange thing.
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Truly what the Emmys are about are the machine behind them, and Oscars are the same way, where if you have a big enough machine behind you, you get nominated, because truly how many of the best performances actually win... not many.
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Comedy's really subjective, you know.
