If I could find the right kind of property, get tied in with the right movie, I’d love to be involved, but I just find it hard to be motivated to do another screenplay right now.
AL YANKOVICMy hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
More Al Yankovic Quotes
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It’s hard to really articulate what the parameters are that make one song parody-able and another song not, but if I can come up with a good enough idea for it, I go for it, and if not, then I have to move on.
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I don’t think there are any new media I’d like to cover.
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They somehow didn’t see the need for an accordion player. That’s when I realized that I had to find my own path in life.
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I can’t get too offended when somebody parodies me.
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One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don’t realize there’s a lot of craft behind the comedy.
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The window doesn’t open, the fan is broke, and my face is turning blue. I haven’t been in a crowd like this since I went to see the Who.
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Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible.
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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 a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.
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Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that’s not me.
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I decided that I wanted to be a voice on every animated cartoon in the history of the world – even shows that haven’t been on the air for a very long time, that’s going to be harder to pull off.
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The music has always been my bread and butter, and I’ve focused more of my attention on that.
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So then why get upset if somebody like me Tries to look at the world just a bit differently?
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There aren’t that many superstars around anymore.
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I’m obviously not a rapper, and I don’t have any claims to be one, really.
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