You wanna know how you know you’re informed as a protestor? They don’t show your interview on TV.
BILL BURRLike most comics, I tried to come up with a sitcom idea that was based around my life. And it didn’t work out. But maybe because it didn’t work out, that’s why I ended up on ‘Breaking Bad;’ I don’t know.
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I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I’m thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I’ve seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal.
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I love doing radio, and I love doing stand-up, obviously.
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I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming.
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There is a very difficult period in a comedian’s career – it’s that window of time where you’re good enough to draw tickets but nobody knows you yet.
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I was in NYC during 9/11; it happened on a Tuesday, I was on stage Thursday. It was a small crowd, but it took about 10 days and comedy clubs were packed.
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You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can’t believe I get to do this for a living and have people come up and want to see me.
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Business runs hot and cold so the more you’re in charge of your own destiny, the better off you are.
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Your twenties is all about taking your childhood out on everyone that you run into.
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You know what a cubicle basically says? It basically says, like, ‘You know what? We don’t think you’re smart enough for an office, but we don’t want you to look at anybody.
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I’m always looking at new ways to tell a joke so that it doesn’t get stale while working on new jokes every night or I would go absolutely crazy and would want to kill myself. I just want to go in there and talk about what’s bugging me.
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For aspiring comedians? Don’t listen to me. Just go on stage and do what you think is funny.
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Any other town you go to there’s this little devil and a little angel on your shoulder.
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Something that’s going to get the blood going. Or you can let those thoughts take you right down the rabbit hole.
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As a big music fan, England is an amazing place to go.
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I was certified to take x-rays, but you can’t just show up and start cleaning people’s teeth.
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