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" Every single person, pretty much, is taught what they're supposed to do: go to school, get a job, find someone to love, get married, have kids, raise the kids, and then die. Nobody questions that. What if you want to do something different? "

Aziz Ansari

Love

School

You

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" A lot of people my age think stand up sucks. "

Aziz Ansari

Think

Stand Up

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" Some comedians will tour and do these classic bits all the time. But now with YouTube and Comedy Central, people see your stuff, and they don't want to hear you do that again. "

" It's the hardest thing to come up with an hour of material that can consistently keep people laughing. "

Aziz Ansari

The Hardest Thing

Keep

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" Even in my stand-up, there's a lot more positivity and enthusiasm rather than negative, I-hate-everything vibes. "

Aziz Ansari

Than

Enthusiasm

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" You go to any Jay-Z concert, and he plays his hits. Comedians don't have hits. You have to have a whole brand-new hour. You have no hits to rely on. It's the hardest thing. "

" One of the big things I miss about New York is not my friends so much; it's Shake Shack, the burger place. I miss Shake Shack. "

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Aziz Ansari

Plum

Animation

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Aziz Ansari

Just

People

" I was 18 when I started. I was hanging out with some friends and they asked if I had tried stand-up before. I hadn't, but I thought: 'What the hell?' So I went to an open mic night, and I liked it. "

" I'm so jealous of people who have crushes on people they go to school with or work with. That's such a blessing. You actually get to see them all the time and spend time with them. "