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" I guess there should be somewhere on the Internet that feels like a source of sacred truth. But Wikipedia sure isn't it. "
Nick Kroll
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" I'm proud of the work that we did, and my hope is that everyone who worked on 'Kroll Show,' it will be a credit that people will be like, 'Oh, you worked on that show? The word on that show was that it was good.' "
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Go
" The first movie that I ever said was my favorite movie - and I've said for the longest - is 'The Producers,' Mel Brooks' original 'Producers.' The two lead performances from Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder are both unstoppable performances and then supported by amazing supporting characters throughout. "
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Zero
Two
" Whether it's corporate investigations or comedy, there are certain inherent truths to trying to get what you want while trying to be a decent person doing it. "
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Person
Trying
Want
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Help
" Doing radio commercials was how I was really able to leave my day job. "
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Job
Doing
" I find Spike Jones' movies to be really very inventive and funny, but they're really sad and touching and really key into the different facets of the human experience. "
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Experience
Sad
Movies
" Between podcasts and places like Funny or Die or CollegeHumor, there are so many venues to get the word out. It makes it difficult in that there's a never-ending desire for content, so you have to constantly be turning stuff out, but that makes you better and more prolific in general. "
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Die
Desire
Content
" In, like, seventh or eighth grade every day after school, my friend Andrew and I would watch 'Wayne's World.' And I think it's a great example of a sketch effectively turned into a movie and a story that really works with a good journey. Not easily accomplished, but such a good journey. "
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Think
Great
Good
" One of the worst things about being an actor, besides people being nice to you and getting free stuff all the time - but really, one of the worst things is not knowing what's coming next. You could shoot a pilot, and they could have you on hold for six months waiting to find out what is going to happen with the show, and you're locked into it. "
Nick Kroll
Time
Free
Nice
" 'Cavemen' was obviously a big opportunity. I learned a lot about how to act and about the politics of being on a set every day. Like, who do you have to listen to and who you don't have to listen to. "
Nick Kroll
Opportunity
Day
Listen
" Meeting someone you admire, and then that person's like, 'I'm a fan of your work' - it's a really neat feeling. "
Nick Kroll
You
Admire
Fan
" I guess my first big break was getting the hit show 'Cavemen' on ABC. People made fun of it, but it was a huge opportunity for me and moved me out to L.A., where I learned a ton about acting and how much I didn't want to be in makeup for four hours a day. "
Nick Kroll
People
Opportunity
Makeup
" The more variance I have in my days, the more exciting each thing is and the more I enjoy doing it. "
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Exciting
Days
More
" I found, especially with stand-up, that if a premise works, you can make the joke work. If a premise doesn't work, you can't force it to. "
Nick Kroll
Work
Found
Joke
" An autograph is actually refreshing because everyone has cameras now and wants a selfie. That's why I carry signed headshots with me, to give out. "
Nick Kroll
Why
Everyone
Me
" In high school, I went to a place called the Mountain School. It's on a farm in Vermont, and I read Emerson and Thoreau and ran around the woods. Now I go hiking with a bunch of my comedy buddies. We talk about our emotions. I also do a lot of writing on hikes, just to get the blood flowing and the ideas moving. "
Nick Kroll
Writing
Woods
Mountain
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Start
Succeed
Failure
" I do a lot of eavesdropping. That's one of the things I miss about New York: just checking people out. "
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Things
People
Just
" A comedian is sort of like a wild animal. It really just depends on where you catch them. Sometimes they want to cuddle up, and sometimes they'll snap at you. But for me, more often than not, if I'm talking to somebody who makes their living in comedy, it'll be a very thoughtful conversation driven from an emotionally honest place. "
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Thoughtful
Animal
Conversation
" I got my SAG card doing commercials. "
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Got
Doing
Commercials
" I have so many funny friends that I hang out and do bits with, and the fact that we can hire each other is amazing. I asked all of them to help make 'Kroll Show' the best that it can be. I'm selfishly trying to use their funny genius for my own benefit. "
Nick Kroll
Friends
Help
Own
" Comedy is so collaborative. You're going to come up with better jokes with people you like joking around with. It just makes sense. "
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Like
Better
Comedy
" I wish I was a cool guy and could drink coffee black, but I put almond milk and raw cane sugar in it. "
Nick Kroll
Drink
Wish
Cool
" I won't share everything, both in my act or in interviews. Some of the people who become the most famous are the most self-revelatory, and I'm like, 'No, it's just not worth it to me.' "
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Worth
Worth It
Famous
" I did, like, one or two plays in high school, but I don't think I realized I wanted to do comedy until I got to college, and I started doing improv and saw the Upright Citizens Brigade perform and did workshops with them. "
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School
High School
Two
" Contrary to widespread belief, I do know something about science. "
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Belief
Know
Science
" I think my goal was just to do comedy, honestly. It still is. Whatever form that took or takes, it doesn't matter. "
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Matter
Comedy
Goal
" I started doing improv in college, and I met Mike Birbiglia and John Mulaney and a bunch of other very funny, talented people who I'm still friends with and work with. "
Nick Kroll
College
Work
People