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" I tend to think that there is a sophistication to everything at 'Saturday Night Live,' including the sketches. "
Fred Armisen
Everything
Live
Night
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" I believe in limitations. I think the worst art ever made - in my opinion, because it's all so subjective - is where the artist had complete freedom. "
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" There's almost no such thing as a hipster. "
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" Everywhere I go, somebody says something to me. It's really nice. "
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" I can't relax. I'm not happy unless I'm working on stuff. 'SNL' is always a huge workload, as enjoyable as it is. "
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" I want it all... fast. I want to be married, I want to live together... and then somewhere around a year or two years, I get freaked out. I freak out emotionally and then I actually feel like 'Oh my God, who's this stranger in my house?' "
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House
" My mom is from Venezuela, and my dad is German and Japanese, and we lived in Brazil when I was a kid for a couple of years, and then I grew up on Long Island. I think all the traveling and all the nationalities put that stuff in my head. I was just around it a lot. "
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" I will admit that I purposely stress myself out. But I think I like stressing myself out. There's a glamour to, like, 'I've got to get to the airport!' I just like the caricature. "
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" The way James Franco goes to new projects, he does it the way an artist should, which is with a question mark. Like, will this work? "
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" Art should not be an easy thing. "
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Should
Easy Thing
" I have the capability to have a close relationship with someone. "
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Close
Someone
" My favorite album is 'Ram' by Paul and Linda McCartney. "
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Favorite
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" I think Ian MacKaye is everything that I always wanted to be. "
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" I was actually late to the punk movement because I was too young. "
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Because
Late
" As far as value goes, obviously it's nicer to be in an environment where you feel comfortable. But it's also clear that it's probably not the most realistic thing. "
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Value
You
" Discomfort is the way to go if you want to make something you feel is worthwhile. "
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" Chalkboards being used inside the restaurant seem to be a good sign that the proprietors are proud of their food, and that's kind of nice, actually - it's a nice personal touch. "
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Proud
Restaurant
Food
" We almost called the 'Portlandia' show 'Stumptown.' That was the original name. "
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" I would really like to do a movie. Schedule-wise I don't know when exactly, but I think it would be great to do a Portlandia movie. Some of my favorite television shows have done it and they've been great. Like Monty Python. I think it would be great. "
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" Every music journalist I've ever met has been stunningly beautiful. "
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Been
Ever
" No yoga. I can barely sit down. "
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Yoga
Sit
I Can
" There's no judgment on bands that continue on who aren't popular; some people get enjoyment out of it. I'm just not one of those people. "
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Some People
Enjoyment
" I don't know anything about the wine world at all. "
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Know
World
Anything
" I would see people on TV, or I'd see bands I really liked, and I thought, 'I want that.' "
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TV
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" Everyone knows deep in their hearts that the drums are the coolest instrument, and that a band is only as good as its drummer. So I'm all for drum solos. I'm all for drummers hamming it up. I'm all for drummers standing up and kicking over the kit. "
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" I can only parody stuff I love. "
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" One person who was interesting was Jello Biafra, who was - of all things - very professional! "
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" Since I was, like, an infant... I remember being in love with television. I loved listening to music. I wanted to be on records, and I wanted to be on TV. "
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" I love painters because I don't paint, so I get to enjoy art; I like collecting paintings. "
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" I feel like Miami is way, way too hot. "
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" I will always consider myself a punk because of those experiences in high school. It will always be a part of me. "
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