I just try to do things on stage that I think the audience would enjoy. And I try to draw on and add to acts that I’ve enjoyed watching.
BO BURNHAMI’m gay for Jesus, fill me with your grace. Pour your love all over me, but please aim away from my face.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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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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My persona on stage was always coming from a place of I know better than you and I’m going to be a little bit pretentious in your face with these sort of crass ideas.
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Happy Thanksgiving! I broke into Best Buy and stole a copy of Pocahontas to celebrate.
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When life gets you down, make a comforter!
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I feel more like I’m doing a play whose main character just happens to share my name.
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If your belief is hateful towards people, I couldn’t respect that.
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I thought I wanted to be a physicist in high school until I learned that there was much more math than philosophy in it. I assumed I would just sit around all day and think.
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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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Twitter is a lot like crystal meth, because it’s really fun to do and Oprah’s on it.
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The average person has one Fallopian tube.
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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 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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If I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I’d still say no.
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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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We’re having a traditional Thanksgiving – turkey, mashed potatoes, hat buckles, smallpox, genocide, a blue corn moon, etc.
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