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" I just remember the early days of Tenacious D. There was no talk or thought about doing a TV show or a movie. "
Jack Black
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" Back in the '70s, like one of my favorite movies ever was 'The Bad News Bears', and that was a kids' movie, but I don't think of it that way. I think of it as just a great movie because Walter Matthau was so funny and so harsh with those kids. "
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" When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world. "
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" I played, like, a year of piano until I learned the 'Pink Panther' theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now my music has to have some rock. "
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" The real challenge is if you don't look super sexy, like a Brad Pitt, you're going to have to try harder. You're going to have to make up for it in other ways. "
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" I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools. "
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" I make a mean peanut butter and jelly sandwich. "
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" Let's face it, the great comedians now that are handicapped in the looks department are tremendous writers. "
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" I like being married. I'm at home with my wife and kids all the time now. I don't go out for wild nights. "
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" There's something about a divorce in that even if your parents still love you, the fact that they can't live with each other makes you feel there's something wrong with you. "
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" If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they could be a distant runner up to The D. "
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" I'd just like to be in films that I would like to see. "
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" Push-ups, sit-ups, and a strict diet of raisins. That's my plan. "
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" I think of myself as an entertainment arsenal. Like I have my acting bazooka and my music machete. And you don't know what I'm going to come at you with. "
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" I've had so many hot, cheesy, corny loves of music in my life. I had a very intense Billy Joel period. So once you've really Joeled it up - there's some good periods of Joel; it's not all hot cheese. But I can't judge anyone else for their cheese. I've deep-sea dived in the Gouda. "
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" You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow. "
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" My parents were very supportive of me and my artistic endeavours. My father and mother came to every school play I ever did. "
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" We're in the dark ages if J-Lo can have a music career because of her ass. And let's face it, that's it. "
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" When it's a bad movie you want to release it quietly. You try to keep it a secret like an STD. "
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" With the acting, it's somebody else's brainchild, and I'm just sort of helping flesh it out. There's a special satisfaction to being the brains behind the operation. "
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" I'm gonna drop fitty. I'm gonna drop fitty pounds. How many quarter-pounders with cheeses is that? I'm gonna drop 200 quarter-pounder with cheeses. "
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" There's nothing you can really do to prepare to rock. Do you prepare to eat a delicious meal? Are you hungry? Then you're gonna eat it. "
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" The movie Spinal Tap rocked my world. It's for rock what The Sound of Music was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be. "
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" I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can take me to the highest heights, it's almost like a spiritual feeling. It fills that void for me. "
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