"As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy."
-Al Yankovic
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"When I go to my live shows it's often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience.“
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"One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there's a lot of craft behind the comedy."
-Al Yankovic
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"It's hard to force creativity and humor."
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"One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there's a lot of craft behind the comedy."
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"I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes."
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"People never ask people doing serious music, 'Do you ever think about doing funny music?'"
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"I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do the best work possible, and to always know my lines and to always be on time and to bring a level to the show in terms of quality that other people will follow."
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"Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience."
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"Many children are natural fantasists, I think, perhaps because their imaginations have yet to be clobbered into submission by experience."
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"I got pregnant at 40 by surprise. It's funny, because when we found out we were pregnant, I said, 'Okay, let's experience that.' You just have to just go with it because it's rare."
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"At our best, it's a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year, so there are some clunkers."
-Vincent D'Onofrio
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