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" I was in a TV show called 'Lucky' on FX. The casting director from 'Lucky' was casting 'Dragon Wars'. She called me in to meet with the producer and audition, and I got it from there. "

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" My main goal is to connect with the crowd. I leave room for improv. Whatever happens, happens. When I bring my band with me, it turns into the Craig Robinson comedy dance party. "

Craig Robinson

Goal

Party

" My mother is a retired music teacher. She taught me in high school, and she would take us and put us in these madrigal groups. We would go to a museum or whatever and just perform. "

" When I start thinking about a role, I read the script a few times and then let it sink in - and then take some time to develop how that character is going to play out and what he's going to do. "

" Coming up with comedy is hard, man. Those bits aren't easy to think of! "

Craig Robinson

Hard

Man

" A bunch of comedians have gotten in 'trouble' for sharing their views. When an actor or an artist or might come out saying something political or whatever, then it becomes about that view. "

" Anything to do with 'The Office' I would revisit. "

" I probably have more words to say in 'Mr. Robot' than I've had in my entire career put together. "

" The end of 2016, Mariah Carey got on stage, and it was mean. The technical difficulties that she came across, now everybody think that she was lost. "

" I so respect Sundance. I'd been hearing about it for years. "

" My whole life, people have been like, 'I don't know if you're playing or serious.' "

Craig Robinson

Serious

People

" That's when I'm at my rawest. When I'm performing with the band. It's just like the groove is going, whether we're fast or slow, I can just transport myself. "

" My father tried to discourage me from going into comedy, mainly because he felt like it wasn't promising. It was pie in the sky. "

Craig Robinson

Pie

" Being on 'The Office' prepared me for drama. Comedy got me ready, but once you get down to it, they're two sides of the same thing. I mean, the delivery has to be different - in drama, there's more time to breathe, and comedy's all about hitting the joke. "

Craig Robinson

Be Different

You

" It's a farmers market. You can get whatever - peaches, a sandwich. There might be a little band there. I'd sit in with the band. Yeah, that's what I would do. Sit in with the band at the farmers market. Sing a couple of songs, eat a peach, and hug people. "

" Nothing is guaranteed. "

Craig Robinson

Nothing

Guaranteed

" I love hip-hop, but hip-hop is a way of life. "

" 'Peeples' is definitely not 'Meet the Parents'. It's more a movie about family secrets. It does explore class issues somewhat, but it's mostly about living your own truth. "

" I have a phrase I say: 'What the damn?' It's my favorite. It just came to me one day. "

" I have a sound. It's called 'funk mixed with stank.' That's what I do. "

" Jason Behr and Amanda Brooks were cool to work with. Jason and I are fast friends to this day. "

" I have done my share of karaoke. There is a karaoke place right around the corner from me, and I have been there maybe 800 of 1,000 days I've been in L.A. A lot of songs I know now because of that place. I dig karaoke and have fun with it. "

Craig Robinson

Fun

Place

" I do - I do enjoy a good rom-com here and there. Would 'A Fish Called Wanda' be a rom-com? "

" I'm a performer. I do comedy and music, and I blend them together. My band is 'Nasty Delicious!'. "

" I'm Mr. Grits. One of the non-perishables. "

" It's always nice to do a family movie, because I do a lot of R-rated stuff. "

" If you're going to be the lead, you better be ready to always be working. "

" I'm a band leader and substitute teacher, and then one day they bring me into a music class, and I'm like, 'Wait a minute, I know this stuff.' And the principal is like, 'Just throw the video in and call it a day,' and I'm like, 'That's not good enough. I want these kids to know what it's like to have a gig and all that kind of stuff.' "

" Comedy prepared me for drama. There are a couple techniques you can think of. One of my acting teachers said that comedy is like ping-pong, and drama is tennis. You take things a bit slower, so you do get to breathe more and take some more time. "

" Doing voiceover is so much fun because you can play with the lines as much as you want. You can put a whole bunch of energy into it, jump up and down, whatever you got to do. "