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When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian.
Tommy Chong
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Tommy Chong
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: May 24
Actor
Comedian
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Film Actor
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Musician
Screenwriter
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Edmonton
Alberta
Thomas B. Kin Chong
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[Donald Trump] is a true republican: he is hypocritical and two-faced, he's a liar, a cheat, and a thief and the more he speaks, the more his real character shows.
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Marijuana has become like currency. Anytime you grow a crop like marijuana, or wheat, or corn, or anything that people consume on a daily basis, you're [getting] into a huge economic area.
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So (legalizing marijuana) means a lot more to me than just being able to smoke a joint without being arrested.
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Religion is run by thought police. 'Obey. Listen. This is what you do. Don't ask questions. Go die for your country.' The spirituality says, 'Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.'
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Cigarettes, I won't do cigarettes, nicotine will kill ya.
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I'm as clean as a whistle.
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There's the exciting part about comedy - if you catch an act just before they go mainstream, that's the best. After they hit the mainstream, everything gets watered down a little bit.
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There's a big shift in our whole way of living, and it started maybe 10 years ago when [smartphones] came into existence. Up until then, we were at the mercy of the press, and so-called experts that would tell us what to think and how to think.
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I love to meet my fans, and after every show I usually hang out for a few hours, talking to my fans, signing autographs, and selling T-shirts.
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Awakening your spiritual side is really what artists do. When you hit a groove, it's not you it's the spirit world.
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Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.
Tommy Chong
Jail was probably the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me.
Tommy Chong
I wish I could say farewell and retire but there is nothing for me to retire from.
Tommy Chong
Look at all the drug busts all over the country. There must be an audience there somewhere. My feeling is that if we're losing the war on drugs, let's do a movie for the enemy.
Tommy Chong
I am off all the cancer meds. Energy is a bit low but other than that, I feel really good.
Tommy Chong
I support Bernie [Sanders] and I love his approach.
Tommy Chong
One night all the James Brown band was playing on stage and I look in the back and I could see Mick Jagger and Keith Richards trying to get in the club and they couldn't get in cause it was to crowded.
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Comedy is the ultimate truth. Jazz is hitting the notes that that no one else would hit, and comedy is saying words that no one else would say.
Tommy Chong
I look on everything with a very optimistic eye. Because I'm a body builder by trade, you know, that was my intent all my life.
Tommy Chong
When you hit a groove, it's not you it's the spirit world. The spirits whisper the ideas in your brain and prod you along. They're the ones that are really happy.
Tommy Chong
