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" You know, I think whatever a comic talks about onstage is all they talk about offstage. "
Sarah Silverman
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" You want to make people laugh and by virtue of that please them, but when you're instructed to make people laugh and please them, you're too resentful to do it. "
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" Traditionally, I have no right to talk about race. I'm white; I didn't grow up in an all-black neighborhood. But the license I see for myself is I'm a member of the world. "
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" It shows the truth - that the real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it. "
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" Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist. "
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" I think I've been called edgy - but in all honesty, there is a safety in what I do because I'm always the idiot. Unless you're just listening to buzz words and not taking into account the context of the situation, you see I'm always the ignoramus. "
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" In terms of television and movies, I've been really interested in seeing the partnership of comedy and beauty and heart. I think they can go together really well and really thoughtfully. But, I'm a total one-hour drama addict. I think when you're a comedian, you tend towards dramas because that's the less stressful thing to watch. "
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" The first time I did stand-up was the summer I was 17. "
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" I never want to be in a position where I have to defend my material. It's too subjective. It's for other people to defend or not defend. "
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" My comedy notebooks are filled with random journal entries. It's all the same. I can look back on old joke notebooks, and know exactly what was going on in my life. "
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" Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. I kind of feel in between now. "
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" Some people say my humor focuses too much on stereotypes. It doesn't. It focuses on facts. "
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" What are the chances there is a God, really? "
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" I don't set out to offend or shock, but I also don't do anything to avoid it. "
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" I like my messiness on stage, though I watch comics who come at a joke from every angle and I think, 'Yeah! That's how it's done!' But for me it's the audience. If I feel connected to them, I have so much fun, and if not, it stinks. "
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" My growing up years, we watched 'Happy Days,' every night. I don't know what was reruns and what was new. "
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" If I have kids, I'll adopt. "
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" As a kid, I was terrified. I was a bed wetter, and I had to go to sleepaway camp every summer, which was humiliating and terrifying. I had lots of insecurities and scaredness. "
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" I really think everything is fair game. "
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" I love making videos on my couch. You can put those on the Internet fast. I can express myself. "
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" Smells definitely do have a crazy impact on me. "
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" If you are truly offended by an 80-year-old man saying you're not funny, then you're probably not funny. "
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" I'm not the marrying type, but I always want to be with someone who is a fan. "
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" The first time I did stand-up I was 17, and I was really a stand-up once I was 19 in New York, and now I'm 41, and I still feel like I haven't found myself onstage. Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. "
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" Relations between black and white would be greatly improved if we were more accepting of our fears and our feelings and more vocal about it. "
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" I have very vivid dreams - almost always action-adventure. I'm often on the run. I've always had dreams. When I was little, I'd go to sleep with my head on my hands, which were in fists like I was looking through a camera. I felt like sleep was the movies - just drifting off to the movies. "
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" I like my life alone. I mean, I love being with friends, and I love kissing and loving someone to pieces. But it's hard to find someone who doesn't ultimately start judging you and your choices. "
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" I can't believe how much time has passed. The first time I did stand-up I was 17, and I was really a stand-up once I was 19 in New York, and now I'm 41, and I still feel like I haven't found myself onstage. "
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" That's not to say that I don't find anything offensive. "
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