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" Always wanted to go to Germany... probably one of my top ten. "
Craig Robinson
Wanted
Germany
Go
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" I got a call from my manager saying, 'Howie Mandel wants to talk to you.' And I'm a comic - big fan of all he's done. He was pitching me 'Caraoke Showdown', and I was just excited about it. "
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" Comedy chose me. I always had this urge to be silly that I couldn't control. I remember my father having me read 'The Three Little Pigs' to him, and I would improv all around the story, like when one pig's house got blown over, he put on his gym shoes and took off. "
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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 hip-hop, but hip-hop is a way of life. "
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" That's the most gratifying thing in the world, helping each other. "
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" Banging on the piano while my grandmother was watching me. I'd run up to her and ask: 'How was that, Grandma?' And she'd say, 'That was beautiful, baby!' And I'd run back to the piano and play some more. I'm sure that's why I still play today, because I was encouraged from such a young age, 2 or 3. "
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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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" I probably have more words to say in 'Mr. Robot' than I've had in my entire career put together. "
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" I'm a performer. I do comedy and music, and I blend them together. My band is 'Nasty Delicious!'. "
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Band
" 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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" I hear a lot of girls say, 'I can be myself around you,' and I'm always thinking, 'Who are you when you're with somebody else?' "
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Thinking
" I think I said something mean when I was little, and my mother snapped on me. I was just like, 'I'm sorry!' I could relate. If I had cursed out my dad, I probably would be just waking up. "
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Said
Mean
" Nick Swardson used to have birthday paint parties. They were phenomenal. "
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Birthday
Paint
" It's always nice to do a family movie, because I do a lot of R-rated stuff. "
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Family
Stuff
Nice
" Coming up with comedy is hard, man. Those bits aren't easy to think of! "
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Up
Hard
Man
" 'Peeples' is definitely not 'Meet the Parents'. It's more a movie about family secrets. It does explore class issues somewhat, but it's mostly about living your own truth. "
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" I was approached by my agent, who said they were interested in me for 'Mr. Robot'. Then I binge-watched the show, and I was like, 'Uh, I would like this. Show me how I'm gonna fit in there, but yeah, I would love it.' "
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Love
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Said
" It's good to do something different than the subtleties of 'The Office' all the time. "
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Different
Time
Good
" I have a sound. It's called 'funk mixed with stank.' That's what I do. "
Craig Robinson
Mixed
Sound
Funk
" Jason Behr and Amanda Brooks were cool to work with. Jason and I are fast friends to this day. "
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Day
Cool
Fast
" I have done my share of karaoke. There is a karaoke place right around the corner from me, and I have been there maybe 800 of 1,000 days I've been in L.A. A lot of songs I know now because of that place. I dig karaoke and have fun with it. "
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Fun
Place
Me
" 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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People
Beautiful
" I'm starring in the 'New Adventures of Voltron'. I play Voltron. "
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Play
New
" I'm Mr. Grits. One of the non-perishables. "
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" There's something about seeing somebody who thinks they're great and is so wrapped up in their moves, voice, and performance that makes it so wonderfully charming that you can't take your eyes off. That's why we all remember William Hung from those first years of 'American Idol. It's the William Hung effect. "
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Voice
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" In acting, you get to that place where it's serene, where you just feel it. I'm glad to be doing the drama because you can kind of take your time more and let a moment live more. "
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Live
Moment
" I never wanted to do just one thing. There's even other things in comedy that I want to do. For me, it's always been that I have to have the vision first. "
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Always
Me
" I was in a TV show called 'Lucky' on FX. The casting director from 'Lucky' was casting 'Dragon Wars'. She called me in to meet with the producer and audition, and I got it from there. "
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She
Lucky
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" I think fans are going to get everything you'd expect from 'The Office', from awkwardness, to a lot of humor and heart. "
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Humor
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" I got mad love for hot tubs. "
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Got