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I'm grateful that I had that uphill battle for 10 years of going onstage and having nobody know who I was, because you have to win them over.
Patton Oswalt
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Patton Oswalt
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 27
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I think right now is the best time for stand-up, ever. I sincerely do.
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I really had to imagine the kind of person that I would have been if I had never left my hometown... I don't think I would have been a very pleasant person.
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The truly great actors, like Charlize Theron, are just like, I'm an actor. For hire. I show up, I do my job. There's no I'm just waiting for the inspiration. They just do their jobs. They say, Let's go over the scene a few times and get it.
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Even if you're popular, there are times when you just feel like you're not a part of things.
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