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" I never had any trouble being myself. Myself was a problem for a lot of people, but I didn't have a problem. "
Tituss Burgess
Problem
Being Myself
Myself
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" I think Donald Trump has put America in great danger, and I think he's done a disservice to us even if he doesn't win. I think his effect is going to be kind of lasting. "
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" When I cook at home, most of the people I cook for want to be in the kitchen while I'm cooking. I love nothing more than someone monitoring how much salt I put into something, how much pepper I add - but nothing that you can offer is going to sway how I decide to deliver information to you; you'll either receive it or you won't. "
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" I can call up a friend and have them meet me for a drink in 20 minutes, and suddenly, the night unfolds into this glorious, uniquely New York situation. I wouldn't give it up for the world. "
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" Here's what I'm going to say about that: my personal thought about the brilliance of 'Peeno Noir' as proven by the fans' appreciation is that, when watched back, what makes it so exciting is the random locations and the random costume changes and the multiple shots that we've done all over the city. "
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" I tell you, my naps are epic. They win awards. "
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Naps
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" I am one of the lucky ones, to work with comic giants. "
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Lucky
Comic
" Miserable people tend to act out. "
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People
Tend
" I know that I need my coffee in the morning, and I don't want to talk to anybody at the start of my day! "
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" Why invite you to dinner if I can't cook? "
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" I could not leave Georgia fast enough. "
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Georgia
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" I don't want to sound pretentious or meta or anything, but I don't write until it comes to me... People know when something is inspired and when something is not, and I don't want to waste anyone's time. "
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Me
People
" I prayed fervently for a series regular job on a show that had the perceived caliber of talent that '30 Rock' had. "
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Talent
Show
" I'm comfortable airing my laundry. I don't think one thing's dirty or clean. It's just what I wear. "
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Comfortable
Laundry
" I hate L.A. Can't be bothered. "
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Hate
Bothered
" For me, having walked through Times Square so many times as a broke and starving artist, as a TV star, and now having other hopes and dreams, it just represents possibility and the moment of full circle. "
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Now
Dreams
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" The older I get, the easier it is to be all of me. "
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Older
Easier
" Personally, I'm very private, so when my door is closed, it means I'm unavailable, and when it's open, it doesn't mean you can come in. "
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You
Come
Door
" Carol Kane is just as warm as you would think she is, and she is so smart and really a living legend and has so much to offer. "
Tituss Burgess
Smart
You
Legend
" You put it out there, you go film it, you go write it, you go record it... but the fans are the ones who decide it. "
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Go
Film
Fans
" I came from the Sticks, literally. I grew up in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, just outside Athens, Georgia. "
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Outside
Athens
" The issue with race particularly within this country is largely because of lack of dialogue. "
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Within
Because
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" Outside stimulation makes me nervous! "
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Makes
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" Black people, if I may, we don't get a lot of opportunities to do a lot of different things outside the norm, outside of what is expected of us. Black women on Broadway are expected to put themselves downstage center and tear the roof off. "
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People
" I'm a person who does not like to journal; I don't like to sit down and write... I don't even like sending emails. "
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Journal
" If I stayed in Florida, I would have a house and a dog and a partner. And, honestly, I was so bored. "
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Bored
Dog
Florida
" I am well aware of my good fortune, and I only hope to diversify so I can do what I'm already doing for more people as opposed to being so large and so great that I no longer want to do the thing that got me here. "
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Me
I Am
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She
Lunch
Doing
" I get to play some zany, multilayered, very complex individuals. "
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