I actually wrestled in high school. I was only in one match, and I lost… my virginity.
BO BURNHAMI work really hard on the shows and I think the shows speak for themselves. I don’t want to construct the show to prove something.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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Because I see that as a crutch sometimes and I want to know that I can do something funny and worthwhile without that. And also make a show that my parents would like and that kids could watch with their parents.
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Poetic talent is really easy to fake when thy sentences doth no f-king sense make.
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“Do I really want to make a joke about a miscarriage when a woman in the audience might have had one?” I don’t worship comedy; at the end of the day I don’t fall to the altar of comedy unquestioningly.
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When I see someone filming me, I don’t usually think, ‘No, man, don’t put this up online!’ I’d think, ‘Hey man, you don’t get to go to shows very often, put down the camera and enjoy it!’ I love going to theatre and to shows so much.
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I just think they aren’t true. I’m saying that our generation wants stuff that is substantial and challenging, as well as thoughtful and endearing. Well, I don’t know if I’m doing that, but I’m trying.
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Drugs kill, just like cancer. So don’t smoke… tumors.
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They must have some special kind of cereal!’ My mind was so warped by the idea of fame.
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I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage.
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Then the challenge is, once you left brain it and build it, then when you’re on stage you have to know it so well that you can get lost in it. I don’t want to be onstage looking like a robot,
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If I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I’d still say no.
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Twitter is a lot like crystal meth, because it’s really fun to do and Oprah’s on it.
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I worked eight hours a day just so I could get into the college of my dreams and say that I got in – and I never went.
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I think it’s using people, I think it’s like encouraging something that’s unhealthy, telling people you love them. “I love you.” Oh really, you love your fans?
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I’m happy with what I’m doing. I try not to focus on how I’ve changed. I just try to focus on what I’m doing now.
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I always wanted to be a comedian and actor. I basically stumbled into the music medium, though. I’m OK, but that’s about it. I like to think I’m good enough not to negatively affect the performance.
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