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" Chalkboards being used inside the restaurant seem to be a good sign that the proprietors are proud of their food, and that's kind of nice, actually - it's a nice personal touch. "

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" I spent a lot of time lifting my drums into a van, playing to ten people night after night. I can't complain about anything now. That stuff was heavy. "

Fred Armisen

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People

" I get very, very little sleep. "

" When punk came along, it made perfect sense to me. I found it melodic. The Clash, Buzzcocks. "

Fred Armisen

Made

Along

" I was actually late to the punk movement because I was too young. "

" I don't like watching shows where all of a sudden you're like, what happened? They shot the last season in Las Vegas? "

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" Surround yourself with people you like and respect; surround yourself with people you just want to be around and keep making things. "

" When I first started going to Portland, people told me about Stumptown. They were like 'Oh, it's the best coffee,' and I thought, 'How good could it really be?' I'm like, 'Sure, great, uh... I'd love to see it.' But then when I went, it truly, I am not kidding, is the best coffee I have ever had. "

" Art should not be an easy thing. "

" I really like Au Revoir Simone. "

Fred Armisen

Really

" I feel bad for everyone I've gone out with. "

" I tend to think that there is a sophistication to everything at 'Saturday Night Live,' including the sketches. "

" There are bands that I am friends with, who will invite me up on stage. Like Les Savy Fav, who have had me on stage, and I have played on their record. There are a couple of bands like that. Yo La Tengo has invited me to play with them. "

Fred Armisen

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Play

" When I used to see Rick Moranis do something, to me that was immediately funny. Or George Carlin or Martin Lawrence. "

" Discomfort is the way to go if you want to make something you feel is worthwhile. "

" I don't think there's an archetype for the Justin Bieber fan. A Bieber fan just looks like an American. You wouldn't even need a costume to try and resemble one. "

" I'm not by nature a cynical person. But sometimes your expectations are different from reality. "

" We almost called the 'Portlandia' show 'Stumptown.' That was the original name. "

" Since I was, like, an infant... I remember being in love with television. I loved listening to music. I wanted to be on records, and I wanted to be on TV. "

" Ever since I was really little, I started doing a - I don't know how to put this - mentally challenged person on my street. I meant no harm by it, but I remembered how this person talked, and I did it for my mom, and she was not into it. She said, 'You can't do that!' But my dad really laughed. "

" I will always, no matter what, be a punk more than anything. "

" I really like watching TV at home. "

Fred Armisen

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Home

" Something about Portland just really resonated with me. "

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Really

" My favorite album is 'Ram' by Paul and Linda McCartney. "

" I love painters because I don't paint, so I get to enjoy art; I like collecting paintings. "

" Wayne Coyne has put out Flaming Lips records in gummy bear skulls and all these different kinds of packaging that's really, really inventive. And that's what you should always do. "

" When I'm hungry, I need to eat right away. "

" For some reason, juggling things makes everything work better. That's just how we operate. It just makes the other project more of something to look forward to. I think the more you keep things going, the more it helps the other project. "

" I was impersonating people way, way, way early, as far back as I can remember. And I would do people on my street for my parents, I remember. And in school, I did the same thing with all the teachers. It was just like, I mean, it was something I loved to do. I don't think there was a time when I wasn't doing it. I was always doing it. "

" I actually, legitimately feel that I'm not busy enough. I want to be so busy that it's overwhelming. "

" For me, I would get so frustrated because I would see these other bands just whip by us. "