Maybe I’ll make a huge color tapestry from my belly button lint.
AL YANKOVICAbout four or five months ago, at a dinner in New York, John made the very nice offer of my being guest editor for an issue of MAD and I thought about it for about half a nanosecond and decided that was a pretty good idea.
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I love the way they run in fright when I turn on the kitchen light. And when I squish them on the ground, they make a pleasant crunchy sound.
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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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My hobbies just sort of gradually became my vocation.
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My brothers and sisters hated me because I was an only child.
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Somebody will come up to me after a show and have me sign their arm, and the next time I see them my autograph has been permanently inscribed on their arm.
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Like, I have had moments, which I think most people have, where you’ll be watching TV, and it’ll be interrupted by some tragic event, and you’ll actually find yourself thinking,
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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.
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It’s hard to force creativity and humor.
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Every night for dinner we had a big chunk of dirt.
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I do original songs in the style of other artists, where I try to learn all their musical idiosyncrasies and try to do something that sounds like them and yet is a bit more sick and twisted.
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As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.
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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can’t think of a clever enough idea.
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How can you get bored if the audience is cheering and laughing at something you’re doing?
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I mean, I hate to gloat, but I’m extremely satisfied with my position in life and the way things have worked out for me.
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I always try to put myself out of my comfort zone and out of my depth, and hopefully somewhere along the line I’ll catch up.
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