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" We try and reflect that there's a lot of optimism, there's a lot of positive things that are happening in 'Silicon Valley'. "
T. J. Miller
Positive
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" I sound like a chain-smoking drag queen after a hard night of singing 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon'. "
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" Always remember: My general theme is 'There is no message.' There never has been. Stop trying to find the message or the meaning in everything. That's. My. Theme. "
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" It's much better to wreak havoc on a show and be a maniac than promote myself. Plugs and anecdotes aren't really in line with my beliefs. Besides, if someone sees me on a morning show and thinks, 'That's not funny; this guy is crazy,' then I don't want them to come to the show anyway. "
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" I love writing but not crazy meticulous/prepared enough to be a director. I'd work as a gaffer on something. "
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" Hosting is a thankless job. "
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" J. P. Morgan. He was kind of a douche. "
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" I'm always so amazed by which performances work really, really well and which ones don't. But I think it's just mostly, 'She's Out Of My League,' so many people saw that movie on DVD and on the plane. Just millions of people saw that movie. That's the reason I'm somewhat famous. "
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" Everybody asks me what it was like to be in my underwear for my network television debut. "
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" Mike Judge is my Jonathan Swift, and I say that because I don't know any other satirists. But the problem with satire is that it's so easily misinterpreted. "
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" I don't know how much the economy has changed since Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal.' "
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" I don't know that I would host the Golden Globes or the Emmys because I don't think they have the appreciation for irreverence that the Critics Choice does. "
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" Comedy gives you a shot of euphoria that distracts you from everything that's awful. "
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" Every time I could possibly be doing stand up, I am. "
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" I feel a strong affinity to Ke$ha and Katy Perry and a lot of these women who are really pushing the girl power femme fatale thing. It's fun, and it's unapologetic, and they tell women they can do whatever they want, and that's true, and that's a message that I want to carry, to tell girls they can do whatever they want. "
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" I consider everybody who takes themselves seriously to be a little bit off. And Silicon Valley seems to be the most effusive about how important their contributions are to society. "
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" To be honest, I would never have imagined myself acting on a sitcom that I didn't write. "
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" Life is hard. Not great. Kind of tragic. "
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" My father always said I have a face for radio, and 'Cloverfield' was one of my finest pieces of work. "
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