Craig Robinson Quotes
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I've seen some beyond-amazing performers do karaoke who should be on stage somewhere, and I've seen people who you rather didn't enter the bar. That's the beautiful thing about it; it's for everybody.
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I'm starring in the 'New Adventures of Voltron'. I play Voltron.
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I so respect Sundance. I'd been hearing about it for years.
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It's always nice to do a family movie, because I do a lot of R-rated stuff.
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I understand the importance of mentorship for young people, even outside their parents. That's more important now than ever. You gotta have that support system everywhere you can.
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My parents did the whole good-cop/bad-cop thing - Dad was the bad cop, and Mom was the good cop. I remember my father saying, 'I'm his father, not his friend.' That kind of stuck with me.
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I'm a band leader and substitute teacher, and then one day they bring me into a music class, and I'm like, 'Wait a minute, I know this stuff.' And the principal is like, 'Just throw the video in and call it a day,' and I'm like, 'That's not good enough. I want these kids to know what it's like to have a gig and all that kind of stuff.'
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We even did a re-imagining of 'Spider-Man' that James Franco starred in that didn't make it into 'This Is The End'. That didn't make the final cut, but I wouldn't be surprised if it made the DVD.
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I grew up in church, so every time I say certain words, I'm like, 'I'm going to get in trouble.'
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You know Seth and Evan, they were lead writers for 'Pineapple Express', and they are great at mixing things up. Taking different genres and mish-mashing them up to create something dynamically new. They'll throw comedy at you, but with a dash of horror and fright that is supposed to make you shocked and scared.
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Coming up with comedy is hard, man. Those bits aren't easy to think of!
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I probably have more words to say in 'Mr. Robot' than I've had in my entire career put together.
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When I start thinking about a role, I read the script a few times and then let it sink in - and then take some time to develop how that character is going to play out and what he's going to do.
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A bunch of comedians have gotten in 'trouble' for sharing their views. When an actor or an artist or might come out saying something political or whatever, then it becomes about that view.
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Who knows if I would get to do 'Mr. Robot' if I was on 'Mr. Robinson?'
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My whole life, people have been like, 'I don't know if you're playing or serious.'
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I think I, and the audience, would enjoy a kissing scene with me and Rihanna. That would've been cool for me to see, rehearse, practice, and all that. Me and Rihanna.
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A music teacher. It was in the inner city at a school called Horace Mann. I think I was most effective when the kids pissed me off.
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My first time in Germany. We started off in Heidelberg, which is this quaint, nice town. The Germans, they shoot just like the Americans, except for, if it's a 10-hour day, they're leaving at 5. You don't go to 5:30, 6, 7. No. And then we had a fest for everything.
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As a comic and as an actor, I think you've got to be partially crazy.
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I love the deadpan. It's such a strong go-to. It lets the audience make their own decisions about what you're thinking.
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Music is in everything I do.
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It's good to do something different than the subtleties of 'The Office' all the time.
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You've got to talk to your kids as both a parent and a friend.