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I have to drink this much to be as unfunny as you.
Patton Oswalt
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Patton Oswalt
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 27
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Patton Peter Oswalt
Patton P. Oswalt
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We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
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Knock on wood, my groupies tend to be very artistic, creative people - sometimes way more creative than I am.
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As unhealthy as I am, I'm weirdly aware of exactly how my body functions.
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I think the kind of person that gravitates toward New York is a person that's not so much focused on controlling exactly how they appear and how they exit. They're more fascinated with the process.
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The process is to me is going onstage night after night after night after night until I get a new hour. And then once that hour is solidified and recorded, I move on.
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Everything we have today that's cool comes from someone wanting more of something they loved in the past. Action figures, videogames, superhero movies, iPods: All are continuations of a love that wanted more.
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You have to be ruthless with yourself, in terms of being honest about what is working and what is not.
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I'm going to continue to try to strike a balance, because I really, really do love doing stand-up, and I don't see why it should affect the acting. And again, I'm not going, I've got to become a dramatic actor now. I just want more interesting jobs. I just want to keep doing stuff that's different.
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I love the beginning of Magnolia, the thing about the dealer. That scene is genius. Brilliantly acted.
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People will find transformation and transcendence in a McDonald's hash brown if it's all they've got.
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Stand-up is something I just truly love to do, so I'll always go back to it. I'll never stop doing it, that's for sure.
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I don't want to get into extended conversations with people on MySpace, because there are friends I have extended conversations with every day.
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Every audience is different, even within the same venue. You have to just make every audience your audience you can't pre-judge an audience based on the size of the room or the type of room.
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