Bo Burnham Quotes

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Bo Burnham

Profession : Comedian

Birth : August 21, 1990

My success, literally, is your success figuratively.

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Uncharted territory is a good place to be in.

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I write about what I know: teenage dating, overly charged sexuality, all the things that make you uncomfortable.

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I would say don't take advice from people like me who have gotten very lucky. We're very biased. You know, like Taylor Swift telling you to follow your dreams is like a lottery winner telling you, 'Liquidize your assets; buy Powerball tickets - it works!'

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I like to joke about being gay because it's something teenagers would never joke about.

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The average person has one Fallopian tube.

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Once a week, I like to slip into a deep existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.

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I'm grateful for every stupid mistake and dumb joke I tried to make.

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You got to take a deep breath and give up. The system is rigged against you.

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I think I wear my hypocrisy on my sleeve. I would never say I'm not a complete hypocrite.

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There's tons of dudes - like David O'Doherty, Tim Key, and Alex Horne - I made a lot of friends with people who are really incredible comics.

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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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Don't worry, I'm hilarious.

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Please don't stick with me if I start sucking.

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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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I think it would collapse my heart if I was super famous. I don't have the nerve for it, I'm too anxious. I don't know how you're not obsessed with how people perceive you, because they're real people, you know? You can convince yourself that they don't really know you, and that's true, but how can it not hurt your feelings?

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I do weird things, and people watch.

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I'll stop when I think I'm not doing good stuff. I'll never exploit something just because people like it.

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I just have a problem with youth culture.

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I'm not as incredibly prolific as Louis C. K., and I'm definitely not doing a completely brand-new hour probably by the beginning of the tour.

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