I think that was the genesis of my polka medleys, because every rock song I played on the accordion just sounded like a polka and my friends thought it was funny.
AL YANKOVICWhereas if I wrote a movie script, chances are better than even that I’d just be another guy in L.A. with a movie script in his drawer.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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You slammed my face down on the barbecue grill, now my scars are all healing, but my heart never will.
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No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.
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There are probably a few library fines I haven’t paid yet, but I’m a pretty clean-cut guy overall.
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When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an architect, because when I was 12 years old I had a guidance counselor that convinced me that that was the best career choice for me.
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I don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
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There’s a lot of different ways that a song would be a challenge to parody.
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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists’ wishes.
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I’ve learned how to use my spam filter pretty effectively.
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I was able to come up with a couple articles for the magazine, I was able to solicit help from a bunch of my friends to contribute pieces: Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Emo Phillips, Chris Hardwick, John Hodgman, and more.
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As it turns out, there is a thing called the Internet, and stuff does go out there whether the suits like it or not.
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I can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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Midget wrestling on channel 3, it costs me 50 bucks a month.
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I’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.
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And then I’ll try and arrange them in a way that they would tell a semi-cohesive story.
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You can play some schlock like New Kids On the Block.
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