I love you like a gay geneticist loves designer genes.
BO BURNHAMThe strange thing with Wikipedia is that the first article that ever gets written about you will define your Wikipedia page forever.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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Quotes are for dumb people who can’t think of something intelligent to say on their own.
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Poetic talent is really easy to fake when thy sentences doth no f-king sense make.
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Women are like fingers and toes because they’re easy to count on.
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Was Einstein’s theory good? Relatively.
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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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Postmodern comedy doesn’t work well with very old audiences, because it’s making fun of the comedy they enjoy.
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I believe, firmly, that women are always right. Ah, I should actually rephrase that: I… don’t.
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My work is trying to at least define myself on my own terms, and then if other people enjoy things that’s a lovely addition.
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I think comedy has a range, with multiple peaks in different areas. It’s like trying to compare Beethoven and the Beatles. Sometimes I hear from people, ‘I think you try too hard in your comedy.’ And that’s what I worry about.
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The strength of comedy is I don’t have to answer to anybody but sometimes you want to learn from other people and see your ideas strengthen by other people.
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The thing is, I was on YouTube like the golden era, I think. Before ads came in, it was really cool back then.
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Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop’s another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you’re talking about how good a hip-hop artist you are. It’s like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting.
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I don’t try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple and on the surface.
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Do you guys like impressions? “Why?” That was Socrates.
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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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