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" I'm a performer. I do comedy and music, and I blend them together. My band is 'Nasty Delicious!'. "
Craig Robinson
Comedy
Music
Band
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" I was approached by my agent, who said they were interested in me for 'Mr. Robot'. Then I binge-watched the show, and I was like, 'Uh, I would like this. Show me how I'm gonna fit in there, but yeah, I would love it.' "
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" I love hip-hop, but hip-hop is a way of life. "
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" I so respect Sundance. I'd been hearing about it for years. "
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" I never wanted to do just one thing. There's even other things in comedy that I want to do. For me, it's always been that I have to have the vision first. "
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" Ever since I can remember, I've always been silly. "
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" 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. "
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" You know Seth and Evan, they were lead writers for 'Pineapple Express', and they are great at mixing things up. Taking different genres and mish-mashing them up to create something dynamically new. They'll throw comedy at you, but with a dash of horror and fright that is supposed to make you shocked and scared. "
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" I understand the importance of mentorship for young people, even outside their parents. That's more important now than ever. You gotta have that support system everywhere you can. "
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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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Lucky
Dragon
" I hear a lot of girls say, 'I can be myself around you,' and I'm always thinking, 'Who are you when you're with somebody else?' "
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Thinking
" 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. "
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People
Band
Hug
" Jason Behr and Amanda Brooks were cool to work with. Jason and I are fast friends to this day. "
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" I'm starring in the 'New Adventures of Voltron'. I play Voltron. "
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New
" I probably have more words to say in 'Mr. Robot' than I've had in my entire career put together. "
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Words
" I grew up in church, so every time I say certain words, I'm like, 'I'm going to get in trouble.' "
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" I'm focused on the work. And now I've done 'Morris' and 'Mr. Robot,' my appetite is whet to go deeper. It's fun, and it's challenging, and it stretches me. I'm not saying I'm done with comedy by any stretch of the imagination. I'm saying, yeah, let's see how deep the rabbit hole goes. "
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" I'm a Scorpio. I have different mood swings. "
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" 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. "
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" That's the most gratifying thing in the world, helping each other. "
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" Nothing is guaranteed. "
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" I went to the Heidelburg Castle, a 1200-year-old castle, looked around. It was pretty awesome, but you know, they've got a coffee shop in there, and they have some sections closed off. I wanted to see the part where they tortured people, but it was cool, though. "
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" Nick Swardson used to have birthday paint parties. They were phenomenal. "
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" I got mad love for hot tubs. "
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" There's something about seeing somebody who thinks they're great and is so wrapped up in their moves, voice, and performance that makes it so wonderfully charming that you can't take your eyes off. That's why we all remember William Hung from those first years of 'American Idol. It's the William Hung effect. "
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" Always wanted to go to Germany... probably one of my top ten. "
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" I think I said something mean when I was little, and my mother snapped on me. I was just like, 'I'm sorry!' I could relate. If I had cursed out my dad, I probably would be just waking up. "
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" A music teacher. It was in the inner city at a school called Horace Mann. I think I was most effective when the kids pissed me off. "
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" 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. "
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