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" '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. "

Craig Robinson

Meet

Living

Family

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You

Trouble

" I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, north Beverly. It was cool, everybody's cool on the block. "

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Chicago

Side

" It's good to do something different than the subtleties of 'The Office' all the time. "

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

" It's funny to see how people react to the project, to read their thoughts, and I wonder aloud, 'Did they even watch the movie? Did they even get it?' I know we, myself and the entire cast, put a lot of heart, love and humor into 'Meet the Peeples'. I'm very proud of that film and what we were able to accomplish. "

" There's a couple of movie parts that I can't remember. There was always something kind of lurking, because when 'The Office' started, I wasn't a regular. You're a guest star, so they don't really need you. They didn't say that, but I've seen the show - with or without me, it's still funny. "

Craig Robinson

Need

Funny

" 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

" Music is in everything I do. "

Craig Robinson

Music

Everything

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

" 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. "

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

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

Craig Robinson

" 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. "

Craig Robinson

Want

Always

" 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. "

" I worked with Tyler before on 'Daddy's Little Girls'. He couldn't be smarter or more laid back and cool. He's always throwing out lines and is funny as hell. And he was shining his light on 'Peeples', too, lending his name to showcase Tina as a first-time director, and me as a first-time lead. "

Craig Robinson

Little Girls

Cool

" Who knows if I would get to do 'Mr. Robot' if I was on 'Mr. Robinson?' "

Craig Robinson

Knows

Get

" My first time in Germany. We started off in Heidelberg, which is this quaint, nice town. The Germans, they shoot just like the Americans, except for, if it's a 10-hour day, they're leaving at 5. You don't go to 5:30, 6, 7. No. And then we had a fest for everything. "

Craig Robinson

Leaving

Nice

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

Craig Robinson

Serious

People

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

" I'm just looking at Twitter like, 'Ooooooo.' No, I don't engage, but it's great. There's so many avenues to get your entertainment on; you've got so many people invested in this. I love it. "

" My parents did the whole good-cop/bad-cop thing - Dad was the bad cop, and Mom was the good cop. I remember my father saying, 'I'm his father, not his friend.' That kind of stuck with me. "

" Nick Swardson used to have birthday paint parties. They were phenomenal. "

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

" I was in my early twenties. I was 22-ish. I graduated from college and went right into teaching. The first year, I taught in Indiana at a couple schools, and then I moved over to Chicago. "

" Always wanted to go to Germany... probably one of my top ten. "

Craig Robinson

Wanted

Germany

" The thing that makes you a good 'Caraoke Showdown' singer is you gotta have some knowledge of these songs. You gotta be ready to attack. You gotta shut your brain off and just go. "

Craig Robinson

Brain

Ready

" 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. "

" I love the deadpan. It's such a strong go-to. It lets the audience make their own decisions about what you're thinking. "

" I think Carrot Top is hilarious. "

" 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.' "