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" I can't be bothered with narrative. It takes too long for me to try to think of it. "
Fred Armisen
Me
Narrative
Think
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" I try to maintain a high level of coolness. Which means I've gotta look at lot of magazines. I've gotta look at a lot of ads to see what people want to wear. "
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" When I'm hungry, I need to eat right away. "
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" Missing something doesn't help anything. You can only look at the future, what you can keep doing. "
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" I tend to think that there is a sophistication to everything at 'Saturday Night Live,' including the sketches. "
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" I have a problem with sweets. I have an inability to eat a just little bit. It's almost like I can't even enjoy chocolate anymore - I have to stuff it into my brain, cram it into my ears. "
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" The day of parts of the country hating each other, or rivalries like that... I feel like that's dead. "
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" I really loved touring with my band, but it felt like we would spend a lot of time playing in empty rooms - empty clubs. We had some good successes, but it's so physically hard to load up a van and drive all day. "
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" At 'SNL' there's framed pictures of all the cast members, and it starts with Dan Aykroyd. It's linear. It just keeps going through all these people, and then you're at the end of it. "
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You
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" I get very, very little sleep. "
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Get
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You
" Surround yourself with people you like and respect; surround yourself with people you just want to be around and keep making things. "
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" My favorite song is 'Cybele's Reverie' by Stereolab. "
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" 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. "
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" I've met Tony Danza. He was really nice. And he looks... I feel like he hasn't aged. He looks exactly the same. He's just Tony Danza. He's exactly the same as he's always been. "
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" El Perro del Mar sort of accompanied my time at 'SNL.' To concentrate and focus, I would play the bass to one of her songs from her third album. "
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