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" When you deal with a comedian who has a specific act, you can't hold 'em back. You got to work with 'em, dude. What you think, I'm just gonna do what's on the page, say 'yes sir, no sir'? I'm creatively beyond that. "

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Business

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" I miss working with great actors, working with great directors. "

" I fly around with chicks on each arm and have no script. I just talk about what I feel like. But that's why my act works: I'm like this normal guy. "

" I'm definitely a lot more comfortable now in my 40s than in my 30s - that's for sure. "

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" Even at my peak, I never went too over the top. "

" Comedy wasn't something I chose - it chose me. "

" I want to show all sides of myself. I mean, I don't want to howl at the moon my whole life, you know? "

" People should stop poking fun at other people and worry about themselves. "

" The best comedy to me - and again, I grew up with comedy since I was a baby, so I've seen it all - is when you exaggerate the truth, like Richard Pryor did, you understand? "

" When you put yourself out into the world and say, 'Hey, look at me,' you're going to get criticized. "

Pauly Shore

Say

Look

" Death isn't a funny thing. We're all lucky to be living. "

" Comedy wasn't something I chose - it chose me. I was just inherently funny when I was a kid. "

" I never made the movies for the critics; I've done the best I could with the material and the directors and the actors I had. But the thing that's really exciting is that once I do that one project that's different, that stands out, everyone's gonna be watching. "

" We all have a past; it's just that my past is out there for all to see. "

" I really don't go out every night to red-carpet events. "

" Serious and intense people, they drain you. But someone who's an idiot, like myself, they're fun. You either hate me or you love me. "

" The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. "

" My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic. "

" I'm not used to getting good reviews. "

" Everywhere I go, people know who I am. "

Pauly Shore

I Am

Know

" I giggle when I put myself down. It's just funny to me. "

" It's in my blood to tour. It's in my blood to get on the road. It's in my blood to go onstage. "

" I was one of the first veejays to take the camera out on location, and that's what was unique about MTV at that time. "

" My mom is two people to me. She's my mom number one, and then she's this lady most comedians know as being a legendary owner of a nightclub that's responsible for starting a lot of heavy careers. "

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" When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other people involved. And it's hard, man. They brainwash you to think you're doing the right thing. "

" I'm into politics - I'm interested in the election and how pissed off people get. "

" 'Entourage' is a staple L.A.-based show, and people say it's pretty real, and I thought it was. It's an exaggeration of the truth. "

" That's the biggest rule in Hollywood: Don't spend your own money. "

" I think the best comedy comes from stuff that's based in reality. "

" My 20s were a time where I made it; my 30s were when I was away, confused, and trying to figure it all out. "