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" I am the greatest marital artist in the world. "
Judah Friedlander
World
I Am
Greatest
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" I think some people's comedy IQ's aren't as high as other people's, so they don't really know what's going on. Or they think they know what's going on, but they don't really. "
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" In Manhattan, I often do two or three or more shows a night, so I'm always working on new material. "
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" I never got into things to be famous. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's annoying. "
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" I've been driving in the city for years because, as a stand-up in N.Y.C., you can perform at more comedy clubs a night if you have a car. Getting from club to club by subway is too slow at night and too expensive by cab. So, many comics live far out from Manhattan and drive in every night. "
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" I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. But I'm into doing comedy in all mediums, platforms and situations. "
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" I actually went to film school, but I didn't like it. I'm basically self-taught. "
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" I had not met Tina Fey before I auditioned for '30 Rock'. Some people think we're old friends from 'Second City' days. I had always been a fan of Tina's. But I actually never planned on being in a sitcom. "
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" Before I started doing '30 Rock', I did about 25 movies. I'd always been doing stand-up every night, and then I would do, like, two to four movies a year. So I really liked doing that, and I want to get back to that, but because of the time commitment to '30 Rock', there's not much time to do that stuff. "
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" I never wanted to be famous. "
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" My shirt and my hat always say 'World Champion' in some language. English, Spanish, Chinese, 'Star Wars' language, which is also known as Aurebesh, mermaid language. "
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" I like hanging out at non-showbizzy places. "
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" I need to get a wife. But it's hard, you know, it's hard to find a girl you can trust. Some of these girls, they want to go out with you so they can blog about you. "
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" I've done all kinds of movies, but I wanna do some more independent films that are not your run-of-the-mill type movies like 'American Splendor', which I had a big part in, that are really trying to do something unique. "
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Unique
American
Trying
" I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity. "
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" No, don't learn at karate schools. They overcharge you for karate uniforms. They make you pay, like, fifty or seventy-five bucks just for a karate uniform, and you don't wear a uniform in everyday life, so why train in one? Most fights take place outdoors, not inside with perfect lighting and mats. "
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Life
Outdoors
" Stand-up comedy is the most relaxing thing I do. If I want to unwind and de-stress, I go out and do stand-up, often several shows in a night. "
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Want
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" There's a lot of thought that goes into every single thing I wear. "
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Thought
Wear
Every
" You jump on a bike and start peddling. You fall down and you get up again. I've always been a 'learn by doing' kind of guy. "
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Bike
Fall
Jump
" Show business always tries to stereotype you, so that is something you have to fight against no matter who you are. A lot of actors who are of a minority background complain that they only get stereotyped roles, and they are 100 percent correct. However, it's also true that, no matter who you are, you get typecast as well. "
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" I started doing my own animated movies when I was in ninth grade; that's when I got the filmmaking bug. When I was about 16, I started writing jokes for doing stand up, and then I was 19 and started doing stand up. "
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" As a comedian, I think you need to keep things real. "
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Think
" I sort of have to self-censor sometimes. "
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" Valentine's Day is definitely one of those days where it's either awesome or it's a downer. "
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" If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you are confident you are funny. "
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" Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I'm serious. "
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" You can literally walk into my apartment and sit on a hat; you can step on a hat; you can probably open up the refrigerator and find a hat tucked under some rotten food. I have a lot of hats. "
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" My act's not heavy on pop culture or stories, just lots of jokes. "
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" As the World Champion, every day is pretty much like Valentine's Day for me - as far as hooking up with the ladies. "
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" Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most. "
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