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" I like hanging out at non-showbizzy places. "
Judah Friedlander
Hanging
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" Math and reading are my only weaknesses - other than that, I'm perfect. "
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" It wasn't like I just woke up and said, 'Here's my gimmick; I'll wear a hat and put something weird on it.' "
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" I've been doing stand-up since '89. "
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" Let's say there was a fat guy heckling me. I would rip him to shreds, but I would never go for the obvious, never talk about how he's fat or anything. "
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" I watch a movie or a T.V. show or whatever; if it's good, I like to watch it more than once, and it's always fun to catch something you didn't see initially. "
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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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" Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I'm serious. "
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" I'm not one of those kind of people who does the observational 'Hey, don't you hate it when you're at the grocery store and the line's long and the cash register starts taking too long.' I don't really do that kind of stuff. I'm heavy on persona, and I do a lot of interacting with the audience. "
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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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" I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity. "
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" I never wanted to be famous. "
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" I get hecklers all the time! "
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" When I'm not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I'm usually doing stand-up shows every night - usually a few shows a night at different clubs in the city. "
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" I sort of have to self-censor sometimes. "
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" I'm an extra dark black belt in ping pong. "
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" Sometimes '30 Rock' was a struggle because I'd be doing the show and still be doing stand-up full-time. "
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" 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 am the greatest marital artist in the world. "
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" My act's not heavy on pop culture or stories, just lots of jokes. "
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" Soccer and ping-pong are my two favorite sports to play. "
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" I had one girl send me an e-mail saying she wants to go out with me, but it's like a two-pronged deal because she wants to blog the date. And I'm like, No! I don't want to be on a reality show. "
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Girl
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" I don't consider lacrosse a sport. To me that's just a frat activity that got out of hand. "
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Hand
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" Tina Fey is really cool. She's so mellow and laid back. "
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" As a comedian, I think you need to keep things real. "
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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'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 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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" 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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" I became a wrestling fan in college. So, I was more of a wrestling fan as an adult than when I was a little kid. "
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" I don't live in a fancy neighborhood. "
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