Brett Gelman Quotes

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Brett Gelman

Profession : Actor

Birth : October 6, 1976

We live in a country whose government and many of its people support white supremacy and disintegration of basic human rights.

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I get to live a privileged existence.

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Gilbert Gottfried, I think, is just the most underappreciated comedian in the world. I think that he doesn't get enough credit for how funny he is.

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I'm a straight white man - I have options, and I'm not blocked on a consistent basis when I wake up in the morning because of my race, sex, and orientation.

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All of my favorite directors are coming from a singular perspective, and I think that's been very lacking in film.

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I've definitely seen people get angry or really uncomfortable with stuff I've made in the past. And my stand-up, if you could call what I do stand-up, is quite aggressive, too.

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It's actually just as cool to be on television as to be in a movie, and nobody's ashamed of this back and forth.

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I like being strange. I like being hyperbolic and surreal.

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Even if somebody is maybe a little less qualified, you can bring them in, you can teach them, and it will also make your work better because you'll have different perspectives. Even if somebody is less talented, they're coming at it from a completely different perspective, and that helps your work.

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Use your imaginations, and use your empathy. If you don't do that, you're limiting yourself as an artist, and you're hurting the world.

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Loss is a part of life, unfortunately, and you've got to just deal with it.

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There are not many people that I respect more than rappers. I'm a huge fan of hip hop. It's incredible, one of the most influential things to me. It takes real genius to be able to do well. It's a very deep art form.

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Don't be proud of me. Do something to make yourself proud of yourself.

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What a great way to make some money is just fine somebody $300 if their phone rings in the theatre. That'll make them remember to turn it off.

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'The Producers' is my favorite movie, and my favorite performances of all time are Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, and I feel like I strive to be a combination of those two guys.

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I really am not that hairy on my body. It's weird.

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One of the things I was taught was how you deal with language. It's important, very important in comedy.

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I think that all the Mel Brooks' company of actors is just tremendous. It was a crazy group of genius people. All of them taught me what kind of actor I should be and what was funny.

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As far as making people feel less depressed, that, in and of itself, is a political act.

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A crazy action only works if there's a great reaction.

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