Bill Burr Quotes
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Humor has to surprise us; otherwise, it isn't funny. It's a death knell for a writer to be labeled a humorist because then it's not a surprise anymore.
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I haven't been drinking for years now. Something's got to give. I don't mind that I'm a guy that's stopped drinking, though this interview is making me mighty thirsty.
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Let's practice motivation and love, not discrimination and hate.
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The climate at country radio is very, 'Let's keep it up-tempo,' probably best if you're a guy.
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As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream.
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I'm just glad my gold medal's at home, because I'd hate to try to win another.
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I was extremely lucky that I had two great wives. It sounds a bit funny to say that, but it's absolutely true.
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You play it the way you always play it. You look for matchups, and you go through your progression, and you throw it to the guy who's most open.
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It's just funny that Americans have to contend with 2000 channels, and 60 different specific news sources, and the confusion that it creates, and the junk that we get to see is hilarious.
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My wife and I ran through 'Justified' in, like, a day. And that is such a funny, amazing show.
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I know it's bad to generalize, but when you think about billionaires, you just think this guy is going to walk into a room and just demand things to be a certain way.
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I respect every guy that has walked away. I think every single guy in this league makes his own decision, and that's perfectly fine. The reason I respect that and the reason I think every guy has his own way of dealing with things is because, in my personal opinion, I know what I'm getting into.
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We adore babies because they're so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why.
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No, I had the Levis guy on my wall, not a picture of William, sorry.
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You can draw inspiration from anything. If you're a good storyteller, you can take a dirty look somebody gives you, or if a guy you used to have flirtations with starts dating a new girl, or somebody you're casually talking to says something that makes you so mad - you can create an entire scenario around that.
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I hate to look at myself in a mirror, and I never go and see films.
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I never storyboard. I hate it. I don't understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.
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It's never going to get better than working opposite an actor like Jeff Bridges. That's as good as it gets. I don't even know what to refer to him as. He's just a great guy. He's iconic on his own merits.
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We have such a loyal following in London that we decided to open a shop, and I find Albemarle Street extremely charming and special.
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The fight for ideals can no longer take the form of fight between nations, because the lines of division on moral questions are within the nations themselves and intersect the political frontiers.
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When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
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Hobbies of any kind are boring except to people who have the same hobby. This is also true of religion, although you will not find me saying so in print.
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I love my dog. I hate bankers. I have issues with women. In my head, I’m a great guy.
