I chose to do comedy instead of going to college.
BO BURNHAMI don’t like calling myself a “feminist” only because I don’t think I’ve done anything active enough to call myself one. It’d be like calling myself a civil rights activist just because I’m not racist.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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If comedy is about surprises, about tension, there’s a lot of tension and surprise there, in the fact that people are expecting this to be natural.
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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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If Jesus can walk on water, can he swim on land?
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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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I’m interested in taboos for certain reasons. They can dramatise things and they’re scary, and they’re important to think about.
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You love the people that give you money and attention? Of course you do, that’s not selfless that you love your fans, that’s ridiculous.
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Poverty. Racism. Isn’t it strange, only the homeless are begging for change?
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The strange thing with Wikipedia is that the first article that ever gets written about you will define your Wikipedia page forever.
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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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I don’t need anything as long as I have my family, friends, millions of dollars, unlimited pussy.
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It’s not most important to communicate myself on stage as it is to be as funny or interesting as I possibly can on stage.
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I got a safe full of cherries ’cause I pop it and lock it.
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I love you just the way you are but you don’t see you like I do. You shouldn’t try so hard to be perfect. Trust me, perfect should try to be you.
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What’s a pirate minus the ship? just a creative homeless guy
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I remember being superyoung, like nine or ten years old, and thinking, ‘Man, I wonder what famous people eat for breakfast.
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