Fred Armisen Quotes

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Fred Armisen

Profession : Comedian

Birth : December 4, 1966

I see everything as a positive that can only help me.

Fred Armisen

I learned at 'SNL' that it's a bummer to bum people out.

Fred Armisen

When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold.

Fred Armisen

You have to understand how lucky I feel. I was on 'Saturday. Night. Live.' I played with the Clash! On what planet would I look at anything in my life in any less-than-stellar way?

Fred Armisen

I work better when I'm juggling projects. Nothing worse than watching someone really embrace what they're doing if they love it too much.

Fred Armisen

I don't like watching shows where all of a sudden you're like, what happened? They shot the last season in Las Vegas?

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I started comedy in, like, 1998.

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'Sandinista!' is a masterpiece.

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When punk came along, it made perfect sense to me. I found it melodic. The Clash, Buzzcocks.

Fred Armisen

James Franco has turned his life into a real art project. In my opinion, that's the way to live.

Fred Armisen

Questlove redefined what a band can be, and Paul Shaffer and Max Weinberg really put their own spin on it. I bow down to these people. All of them.

Fred Armisen

I like to think Portland and L.A. are not rivals; they're cousins. As cities on the West Coast, they're distinct in their own way but still culturally similar.

Fred Armisen