There’s a metal train that a mile long and at the very back end a lightning bolt struck her. How long til it reaches and kills the driver, provided that he’s a good conductor?
BO BURNHAMPeople do complain about the way I act on stage… They think on stage I act too arrogant, too self-obsessed, solecistic, self-contained, synonyms.
More Bo Burnham Quotes
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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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When I see someone filming me, I don’t usually think, ‘No, man, don’t put this up online!’ I’d think, ‘Hey man, you don’t get to go to shows very often, put down the camera and enjoy it!’ I love going to theatre and to shows so much.
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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’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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When life gets you down, make a comforter!
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I’m friends with a lot of comedians, but we don’t talk about material. Most comedians I know don’t watch a lot of other comedy.
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I’m not a grown up until everybody realises I’m a grown up. When everyone remembers me as the dirty kid singing little songs I am the dirty little kid.
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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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If Jesus can walk on water, can he swim on land?
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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 feel more like I’m doing a play whose main character just happens to share my name.
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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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I think the love-hate is fundamental. Everyone hates reality television, and everyone’s watching it. Everyone hates Facebook, and everyone is on it.
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I love you just the way you are but you don’t see you like I do. You shouldn’t try so hard to be perfect. Trust me, perfect should try to be you.
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I’m also wary about the fact that if you don’t proceed with caution and understand what you’re doing, you understand these things are realities that you’re dealing with, they’re real things.
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