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" The Marines was a fresh start - that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you change your name. "
Drew Carey
Moving On
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" I don't know, people take chances on stage. It's a big free speech zone, a comedy show. So sometimes things happen, you say things that are a little bit off the edge. "
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" Even when people are rich and successful on TV shows, there's always some trouble - you have to poke holes in them, throw them out of a job, put a pie in the face. "
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" I don't know what people are going to think of my stand-up. If you only know me from 'The Price Is Right' and 'The Drew Carey Show,' then you might be a little bit shocked. I'm a little dirty and a little opinionated but all in fun. "
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" What also helps our show is that we never take ourselves seriously. "
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" Being a celebrity, you always get really good seats to sporting events, but you never get as good seats as the photographers get. And I really love sports. "
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" I love the normalcy of Cleveland. There's regular people there. "
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" I was in the band when I was a kid, I played the trumpet. "
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" 'Green Screen' was a total experiment. I'm glad we did it, but it was just tough on that network to get it going. "
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" TV is easier: it's all planned out for you, and the audience is there to see a show and they are all pumped up, but when you are in a comedy club, you have to be really funny to win them over. To me, that's more pure. "
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" Nevada's one of the most conservative states in the Union, but you can do what you want in Vegas and nobody judges you. "
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" Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better. "
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" As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything. If you do, you're screwed. "
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" You know that look women get when they want sex? Me neither. "
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" I just liked stand-up comedy so much. I used to memorize Bill Cosby albums and other people's albums, George Carlin, Flip Wilson. "
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" People laugh to forget their troubles, and to forget their troubles they like to look at people who aren't doing better than they are. "
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" I'm never afraid to die. I think that's the best thing that can happen to somebody is they get to move on and do something better. "
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" I could still eat a cheeseburger if I wanted to. I just can't have them every day. "
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" After all, game shows are not like working in a coal mine. "
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" I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian. "
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" I don't have a Bluetooth thing on my ear. That bugs me. "
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" Hollywood people are filled with guilt: white guilt, liberal guilt, money guilt. They feel bad that they're so rich, they feel they don't work that much for all that money - and they don't, for the amount of money they make. "
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" I tried out for 'Jeopardy' once, when they came to Cleveland, but I didn't make it. "
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" It doesn't matter how smart you are; to audition for 'Jeopardy,' you just have to luck out and know what they're asking you that day. "
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" I'd buy joke books and try doing them at school; I always had jokes. That would be my go-to thing at parties: I'd be able to get through them if I just told enough jokes. Otherwise, I wouldn't end up talking to anybody. "
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" I don't run outside, honestly. Sometimes I go out around my house, but mainly it's the stupid treadmill. I wish I had a better answer, but I'm very businesslike about my runs. "
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" I was just sick of being fat, you know? You get sick of it. It just really, it's a tiring lifestyle to have. "
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" I always run in the morning on an empty stomach, and I'll go through a bottle and a half of water. Then I have a protein drink or I eat egg whites. "
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" I'm not against ratings per se. I think more information is always good. But I certainly don't think the government has to step in and set guidelines for how shows should be rated. "
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" I've always got stuff in my head in case I meet somebody like Steven Spielberg or someone like that, where I can hopefully say something to them that nobody else has ever said and get a laugh out of them. "
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" But sports photography isn't something you just pick up overnight. You can't do it once a year for fun and expect to do a good job. And I take pride in what I do. "
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