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" Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan. They'd all fit more under the Libertarian label than the modern day Republican label. "
Drew Carey
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" I'd buy joke books and try doing them at school; I always had jokes. That would be my go-to thing at parties: I'd be able to get through them if I just told enough jokes. Otherwise, I wouldn't end up talking to anybody. "
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" I used to go to the Cleveland Comedy Club all the time. If there was a comic I liked, I'd go see him two or three times that week. Bob Saget was one of those guys. "
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" That's the great thing about having your friends around you. I've known these guys forever. I really enjoy their company just as people. You couldn't ask for a better work environment. "
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" I'm down to earth; people sense that and they appreciate it. "
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" The people of Cleveland hate soccer. But it's my favourite thing and I follow the U.S. men's national team around when they play whenever I can. "
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" I love the normalcy of Cleveland. There's regular people there. "
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" I looked at game show hosting as the bottom of the totem pole, one step away from infomercials. I never watched them myself. However, it's been a lot of fun. "
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Step
Show
" I don't do one show and wish I was doing something else. "
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Show
Doing
" I don't know, people take chances on stage. It's a big free speech zone, a comedy show. So sometimes things happen, you say things that are a little bit off the edge. "
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Speech
You
Free
" There's a game called Checkout where there's grocery items and it's how much you think the manufacturer's suggested retail price is and we add up your total, then your total has to be within $2 of the regular total. I don't think I could ever win that game. "
Drew Carey
Retail
Game
Win
" My fans are pretty normal, they are always really nice and polite, and they don't interrupt my meals. "
Drew Carey
Fans
Normal
Pretty
" I don't miss the economic insecurity, the living paycheck to paycheck. "
Drew Carey
Paycheck
Economic
Insecurity
" I moved from Cleveland to L.A. with a girlfriend, we broke up, and I lived out of my car for a year and a half, on the road with nothing on my mind but getting my act good enough to be on 'The Tonight Show.' "
Drew Carey
Good
Mind
Nothing
" I'm never afraid to die. I think that's the best thing that can happen to somebody is they get to move on and do something better. "
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Move On
Die
Better
" We'll never see national shows with 45 shares again. "
Drew Carey
National
See
Shows
" After all, game shows are not like working in a coal mine. "
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After
Game
Like
" I always run in the morning on an empty stomach, and I'll go through a bottle and a half of water. Then I have a protein drink or I eat egg whites. "
Drew Carey
Egg
Drink
Always
" I'm not against ratings per se. I think more information is always good. But I certainly don't think the government has to step in and set guidelines for how shows should be rated. "
Drew Carey
Always
Government
Think
" 'Green Screen' was a total experiment. I'm glad we did it, but it was just tough on that network to get it going. "
Drew Carey
Experiment
Just
Tough
" The Marines was a fresh start - that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you change your name. "
Drew Carey
Moving On
Name
Start
" I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian. "
Drew Carey
Never
Show
My Life
" When I play poker, I don't like losing the pot. "
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Pot
Like
Losing
" Like I said, all comedy is based on exaggeration, big or small, whatever you can get away with. "
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Away
You
Small
" When the show's in production, we work for three weeks at a time and then take a week off. "
Drew Carey
Week
Time
Three
" I tried out for 'Jeopardy' once, when they came to Cleveland, but I didn't make it. "
Drew Carey
Once
Cleveland
Jeopardy
" I actually was worried about the pounding, but I actually love running more than working out on the elliptical. Now if I get on the elliptical, I feel like I'm trapped. "
Drew Carey
Love
More
Now
" If I wasn't a comic or TV star, I really wanted to be a photojournalist. That was my other dream job. "
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Other
Dream
Comic
" I could still eat a cheeseburger if I wanted to. I just can't have them every day. "
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Just
Day
Cheeseburger
" I just liked stand-up comedy so much. I used to memorize Bill Cosby albums and other people's albums, George Carlin, Flip Wilson. "
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" I learned how to believe in myself. Learned how to set goals, you know, self help books man. I just read every single one I can get a hold of, and I still do. "
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Self
Myself