Twitter is a lot like crystal meth, because it’s really fun to do and Oprah’s on it.
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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I’m bored way too easily. I’m staring at screens half the day. I need to be overstimulated. And how will that express itself artistically?
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People give me money and I don’t know why, my real collection plate is an empty cup held by a homeless guy.
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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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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 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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My first concern is that when you go to a show, you should be present. It’s much more exciting to put the camera down and lose yourself in it.
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I don’t want to try to recreate for no reason. Like, me in my bedroom, singing songs to a camera was a special thing that was at that time in my life. But I’m just not that kid. I like the format of it, but I want to be able to release things for free.
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Drugs kill, just like cancer. So don’t smoke… tumors.
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I’ve been doin’ drive-bys all of my life. Except the bullets are newspapers, the car is my bike.
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If Jesus can walk on water, can he swim on land?
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Squaring numbers are just like women. If they’re under thirteen, just do them in your head.
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How old is too old to stop believing in, like, the tooth fairy? Like 12? I’ve got a cousin who is 18… Yeah, still believes in gay marriage.
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And two balls minus one, six titles at the tour de France.
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If you can think of all the times in your life, some of the happiest times were probably when you were laughing. And some of the worst times in your life you were being laughed at.
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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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