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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 never wanted to be famous. "

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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. "

" Sometimes '30 Rock' was a struggle because I'd be doing the show and still be doing stand-up full-time. "

" 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. "

" I never really planned on doing a television series. "

" 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. "

" Before I started doing '30 Rock', I did about 25 movies. I'd always been doing stand-up every night, and then I would do, like, two to four movies a year. So I really liked doing that, and I want to get back to that, but because of the time commitment to '30 Rock', there's not much time to do that stuff. "

" Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I'm serious. "

" 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 never got into things to be famous. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's annoying. "

" Valentine's Day is definitely one of those days where it's either awesome or it's a downer. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Tina Fey is really cool. She's so mellow and laid back. "

" I think some people's comedy IQ's aren't as high as other people's, so they don't really know what's going on. Or they think they know what's going on, but they don't really. "

" I don't consider lacrosse a sport. To me that's just a frat activity that got out of hand. "

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" As a comedian, I think you need to keep things real. "

" If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you are confident you are funny. "

" I'm an extra dark black belt in ping pong. "

" I'm actually banned from the Himalayas, because I'm too good at yoga. "

" I think I've proven with my career that I can play a wide variety of characters. Yet, I still get typecast as the crazy slob guy. That's how it always works. "

" I need to get a wife. But it's hard, you know, it's hard to find a girl you can trust. Some of these girls, they want to go out with you so they can blog about you. "

" There's a lot of thought that goes into every single thing I wear. "

" I've been doing stand-up since '89. "

" 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. "

" I'd like to work with John Waters. I grew up in Maryland, so I'm a huge Waters fan. "

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